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Gib uns deine milde Hand! Von der Mutter Hand gerissen Irren wir in Finsternissen Kinder durch ein fremdes Land. Manchmal wenn es dunkel war, Schenkte eine Heimatweise Deiner Stimme wunderbar Licht und Trost der bangen Reise. Wandrer ohne Ziel und Pfad Irren wir in dunklen Weiten; Wolle du uns gnädig leiten, Bis der große Morgen naht!
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 58-59.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "An die Schönheit", written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, first published 1919 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Rudolf Brömel (b. 1877), "An die Schönheit", published 1945-8 [ voice and piano ], from Hermann Hesse Lieder, no. 19 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Gress (1893 - 1988), "An die Schönheit", op. 85 no. 2, published 1950 [ voice, oboe, and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Hildemann , "An die Schönheit", <<1950 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ludwig Jamöck , "An die Schönheit", 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Krause (b. 1889), "Gebet an die Schönheit", op. 15 no. 2, published 1958 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Lache , "An die Schönheit ", 1952 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Pestalozzi (1878 - 1940), "An die Schönheit ", op. 45 no. 4, published 1926 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Fünf gemischte Chöre, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "An die Schönheit ", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Herbert Schweikert (b. 1927), "An die Schönheit", published 1959 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from Licht und Trost, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Herbert Schweikert (b. 1927), "An die Schönheit ", 1957 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred Stier (1880 - 1968), "An die Schönheit ", <<1954 [ voice and piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Unger (1886 - 1958), "An die Schönheit ", 1949 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "An die Schönheit ", op. 11 no. 1, published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Zweiter Liederkreis - 15 Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Zoll (1907 - 1978), "An die Schönheit ", published 1959 [ vocal quartet and orchestra ], from Ode an die Musik - Kantate für Soli, Chor und Orchester , no. 4d [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To Beauty", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-01
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Word count: 56
Reach out your gentle hand to us! Torn from our mother's hand We stray in darknesses, Children through a strange land. Sometimes when it was dark, A song of home, Wondrously sung by your voice, Bestowed light and comfort upon the anxious journey. Wanders without goal and pathway, We stray in dark distances; May you lead us graciously Until the great morning nears!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "An die Schönheit", written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in An die Schönheit, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 63