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Daß ich so oft mit leisem Leid Durch die begrünten Äcker gehe Und in den Lüften hoch und weit Die hellen Wolken fahren sehe, Und daß ich stehen bleiben muß, Wo Kinder sind in einem Garten, Und lange still auf einen Gruß Und auf ein liebes Lachen warten, Und daß ich nicht mehr neidisch bin Auf fremden Ruhm, auf fremdes Brot, Und daß ich so zufrieden bin, -- -- Ist das schon Herbst? Ist das schon Tod?
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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 111.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Daß ich so oft --", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Zum Frieden, 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 Richard Czelinski (1901 - 1969), "Daß ich so oft mit leisem Leid", 1949 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Helene Regina Dehner , "Daß ich so oft mit leisem Leid" [ unaccompanied voice ], from Sieben Lieder, no. 3, unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hajo Kelling (1907 - 1982), "Daß ich so oft mit leisem Leid", published 1965 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Zum Frieden - Ein Zyklus auf Gedichte von Hermann Hesse, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Franz Schwarz , "Ist das schon Herbst?", 1957 [ voice and piano ] [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) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 75
Alors que si souvent avec une peine légère Je marche dans les champs reverdis Et que hauts et lointains dans les airs Je vois passer les clairs nuages, Et alors que je peux rester Dans un jardin où sont des enfants Et attendre longtemps en silence un salut, Et attendre un gentil rire, Et alors que je n'ai plus envie De célébrité étrangère, de pain étranger, Et que je suis si content, Est-ce déjà l'automne ? Est-ce déjà la mort ?
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Translations of title(s):
"Ist das schon Herbst?" = "Est-ce déjà l'automne ?"
"Daß ich so oft --" = "Alors que si souvent"
"Daß ich so oft mit leisem Leid" = "Alors que si souvent avec une peine légère"
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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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Daß ich so oft --", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Zum Frieden, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2018-03-19
Line count: 12
Word count: 79