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Abends muß ich auf der Brücke stehen, Nieder in den dunkeln Strom zu sehen, Wie er strömt und zieht und mit Gebrause Sehnlich weiterstrebt - wohin? Nach Hause? So viel Jahre bin auch ich gegangen Ohne Rast mit sehnlichem Verlangen, Wandernd mit den Strömen, Wolken, Winden, Eine Heimat, eine Rast zu finden. Weiter noch, so wird die Stunde schlagen, Daß sie mich im weißen Linnen tragen. Wanderschaft ade und Stromgebrause! Stille trägt man mich - wohin? Nach Hause?
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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 132.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Abends auf der Brücke", written c1905 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Otto Buchner , "Heimatlos", op. 50 (Vier Lieder für eine mittlere Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung) no. 1, published 1906-1913 [ medium voice and piano ], Leipzig, Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Géza Frid (1904 - 1989), "Abends auf der Brücke", op. 60 no. 3, published 1960 [ voice and piano ], from Auf Reise, liederencyclus in de modus lascivus, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Fritz Hutter (b. 1876), "Abends auf der Brücke", <<1950 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Johannes Schmiedel (b. 1921), "Abends auf der Brücke ", op. 108 (1983) [ voice and guitar ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Abends auf der Brücke ", op. 24 no. 7 [ medium voice and piano ], from Acht vermischte Lieder für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Oskar Viktor Zack (1882 - 1963), "Abend auf der Brücke ", published 1925 [ 2-part chorus a cappella ] [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) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le soir sur le pont", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 76
In the evening I must stand upon the bridge To gaze down into the dark river, How it flows and moves and with a roar Strives onward longingly - whither? Homeward? So many years I too wandered Without rest with earnest yearning, Wandering with the rivers, clouds, winds, To find a homeland, a resting place. A little longer and then the hour shall toll In which they shall carry me shrouded in white linen. Adieu to wandering and roaring of rivers! Silently they carry me - whither? Homeward?
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Translated titles:
"Abends auf der Brücke" = "In the evening upon the bridge"
"Abend auf der Brücke" = "Evening upon the bridge"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 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), "Abends auf der Brücke", written c1905
This text was added to the website: 2016-07-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 86