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Auch in diesen [dunklern]1 Stunden, Liebe Freunde, laßt mich gelten; Ob ich's hell, ob trüb gefunden, Nie will ich das Leben schelten. Sonnenschein und Ungewitter Sind desselben Himmels Mienen; Schicksal soll, ob süß ob bitter, Mir als liebe Speise dienen. Seele geht verschlungene Pfade, Lernet ihre Sprache lesen! Morgen preist sie schon als Gnade, Was ihr heute Qual gewesen. Sterben können nur die Rohen, Andre will die Gottheit lehren, Aus dem Niedern, aus dem Hohen Seelenhaften Sinn zu nähren. Erst auf jenen letzten Stufen Dürfen wir uns Ruhe gönnen, Wo wir, väterlich gerufen, Schon den Himmel schauen können.
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View original text (without footnotes)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 233.
1 Stürmer: "dunklen"Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "An die Freunde in schwerer Zeit", written 1915 [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 Wilhelm Österreicher (b. 1906), "An die Freunde in schwerer Zeit", 1951, published 1951 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Klaus Sonnenburg (b. 1927), "An die Freunde in schwerer Zeit ", published 1955 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bruno Stürmer (1892 - 1958), "An die Freunde in schwerer Zeit ", published 1951 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Als amics en temps difícils", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To my friends in difficult times", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À mes amis en des temps difficiles", copyright © 2018, (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: 2009-05-26
Line count: 20
Word count: 99
Et même en ces heures sombres, Chers amis, écoutez-moi bien; Que je trouve la vie limpide ou trouble, Jamais je ne la blâmerai. Lumière du soleil et tempête Sont les mêmes aspects du ciel; Qu'il soit doux ou amer le destin Est pour moi un savoureux repas. L'âme suit des chemins sinueux, Apprenez à lire son discours ! Elle loue déjà demain comme une grâce Ce qui aujourd'hui lui fut tourment. Seules les brutes peuvent mourir, Les autres enseigneront le divin, Pour du vil, du noble, Nourrir la pensée de la spiritualité. Ce n'est que sur cette dernière marche Que nous pouvons nous accorder du repos, Là où appelés paternellement, Nous pouvons déjà contempler le ciel.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Pierre Mathé, (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), "An die Freunde in schwerer Zeit", written 1915
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-19
Line count: 20
Word count: 115