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Der Tag tut frische Augen auf, Tautrunken glänzt die Welt Dem jungen Licht entgegen, Das golden sie umfangen hält. Im Walde bin ich unterwegs Und halte fleißig Schritt Mit dem geschwinden Morgen, Der nimmt mich als ein Bruder mit. Den Mittag seh ich heiß und schwer Im gelben Kornfeld stehn, Er sieht mich ohne Weile Vorüber und landeinwärts gehn. Und wenn der stille Abend kommt, Will ich am Ziele sein, Will wie der Tag verglühen, Geliebteste, am Herzen dein.
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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, page 190.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Weg zur Geliebten", written 1911 [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 Paul Breisach (1896 - 1952), "Weg zur Geliebten", op. 1 (Lieder) no. 7, published <<1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Czelinski (1901 - 1969), "Weg zur Geliebten", op. 2 no. 2 (1924) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ferdinand Gerhardt, jun. (1888 - 1985), "Weg zur Geliebten" [ medium voice or high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinz-Otto Hoffmann (b. 1902), "Weg zur Geliebten", 1932-47 [ voice and piano ], from 21 Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans-Joachim Marx , "Weg zur Geliebten", <<1952 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Sieben Orchesterlieder für Sopran nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 2, lost? [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Will Mewes , "Weg zur Geliebten ", 1929 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Musik des Einsamen - Ein Liederzyklus von Hermann Hesse, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Justus Hermann Wetzel (1879 - 1973), "Weg zur Geliebten ", op. 11 no. 8, published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Zweiter Liederkreis - 15 Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Path to the beloved", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chemin vers la bien-aimée", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 79
The day opens refreshed eyes, Saturated with dew, the whole world sparkles Up toward the young light That embraces it with a golden radiance. I am underway in the forest And diligently keep pace With the swift morning, Which takes me with it as a brother. I see noonday hot and heavy Upon the yellow cornfield, [Noon] sees me without delaying Walking past into the landscape. And when the quiet evening comes, I wish to be at my goal; Like the day, I wish to Be extinguished in a glow, beloved, upon your heart.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2014 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Weg zur Geliebten", written 1911
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-23
Line count: 16
Word count: 94