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Mein Kissen schaut mich an zur Nacht Leer wie ein Totenstein; So bitter hatt ich's nie gedacht, Allein zu sein Und nicht in deinem Haar gebettet sein! Ich lieg allein im stillen Haus, Die Ampel ausgetan, Und strecke sacht die Hände aus, Die deinen zu umfahn, Und dränge leis den heißen Mund Nach Dir und küss mich matt und wund - Und plötzlich bin ich aufgewacht Und ringsum schweigt die kalte Nacht, Der Stern im Fenster schimmert klar - O du, wo ist dein blondes Haar, Wo ist dein süßer Mund? Nun trink ich Weh in jeder Lust Und Gift in jedem Wein; So bitter hatt ich's nie gewußt, Allein zu sein, Allein und ohne dich zu sein!
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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, pages 202-203.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ohne dich", written 1913 [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 Maria Bach (1896 - 1978), as Emilie Maria von Bach, "Ohne Dich", 1958 [ baritone and piano ], from Fünf Lieder nach Texten von H. Hesse, no. 4, Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Gerhardt, jun. (1888 - 1985), "Ohne dich" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinz-Otto Hoffmann (b. 1902), "Ohne dich", 1932-47 [ voice and piano ], from 21 Lieder, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Ohne dich ", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Without you", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
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A la nit el meu coixí m’esguarda buit com una làpida; mai havia pensat que estar sol i no estar ajagut en els teus cabells fos tan amarg! Jec tot sol en la casa silenciosa, el llum apagat, i lentament allargo les mans per agafar les teves, i premo suaument els meus ardents llavis en tu i beso fins que estic esgotat i excoriat – i de sobte em desperto i tot a l’entorn la freda nit és silent, l’estel a la finestra brilla clar – oh tu, on són els teus cabells rossos, on són els teus dolços llavis? Adés, bec pena en tots els goigs i verí en tots els vins; mai havia imaginat que estar sol fos tan amarg, sol i sense tu!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2025 by Salvador Pila, (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), "Ohne dich", written 1913
This text was added to the website: 2025-10-21
Line count: 21
Word count: 126