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Seltsam schöne Hügelfluchten, Dunkle Berge, helle Matten, Rote Felsen, braune Schluchten, Überflort von Tannenschatten! Wenn darüber eines Turmes Frommes Läuten mit dem Rauschen Sich vermischt des Tannensturmes, Kann ich lange Stunden lauschen. Dann ergreift wie eine Sage, Nächtlich am Kamin gelesen, Das Gedächnis mich der Tage, Da ich hier zu Haus gewesen. Da die Fernen edler, weicher, Da die tannenforstbekränzten Berge seliger und reicher Mir im Knabenauge glänzten.
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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 75.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Schwarzwald", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Von Wanderungen, first published 1919 [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 Rudolf Brömel (b. 1877), "Schwarzwald", published 1945-8 [ voice and piano ], from Hermann Hesse Lieder, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theophil Laitenberger (1903 - 1996), "Schwarzwald" [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Ophoven (1914 - 2004), "Schwarzwald", published 1957 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Schwarzwald", op. 42a no. 13 (1977) [ medium voice and piano ], from Stufen - Hesse-Lieder 1977 für mittlere Singstimme, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Black Forest", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Forêt Noire", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 68
Étranges ces belles fuites de collines, Montagnes noires, pâturages clairs, Rochers rouges, ravins châtains, Couverts du velours de l'ombre des sapins ! Quand au-dessus d'un pic De pieux carillons se mêlent Au bruissement des cimes des sapins, Je peux prêter l'oreille pendant des heures. Puis, pareille à une légende Lue la nuit près de la cheminée, Me saisit le souvenir des jours Que j'ai passés ici à la maison. Là les lointains plus nobles, plus doux, Là couronnées de forêts de sapins Des montagnes plus radieuses, plus riches Brillent dans mes yeux d'enfant.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Schwarzwald", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Von Wanderungen, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2017-05-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 93