That with every Föhn-wind

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Daß bei jedem Föhn

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Daß bei jedem Föhn
Vom Berge die Lawine rollt
Mit Sausen und Todesgetön --
Hat das Gott gewollt?

Daß ich ohne jeden Gruß
Durch der Menschen Land
Fremd wandern muss,
Kommt das von Gottes Hand?

Sieht Er in Herzensnot
Und Qual mich schweben?
- Ach, Gott ist tot!
Und ich soll leben?

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Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im Leide", written 1908, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911 [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 Hugo David , "Gott?" [ low voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Otto Modler , "Daß bei jedem Föhn", op. 21 no. 1 (1945) [ tenor and piano ], from Drei Lieder für Tenor aus "Gertrud", no. 1 [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 © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "En souffrances", 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: 2009-05-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 50

That with every Föhn‑wind

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

That with every Föhn-wind
The avalanche rolls down from the mountain
With roaring and the sound of death --
Did God want that?

That without any greeting
I must wander through the land of men
As a stranger,
Does that come from the hand of God?

Does He see me adrift
In distress of heart and agony?
- Ah, God is dead!
And I am to live?

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Translations of title(s):
"Gott?" = "God?"
"Im Leide" = "In suffering"
"Daß bei jedem Föhn" = "That with every Föhn-wind"

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im Leide", written 1908, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 65