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Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt Aus blauer Flut sich voll Verlangen reckt Und müd und schön im großen Meer verglänzt - Wie eine Wolke, die im leisen Wind Hinsegelnd aller Pilger Sehnsucht weckt Und blaß und silbern in den Tag verrinnt - Und wie ein Lied am heißen Straßenrand Fremdtönig klingt mit wunderlichem Reim Und dir das Herz entführt weit über Land - So weht mein Leben flüchtig durch die Zeit, Ist bald vertönt und mündet doch geheim Ins Reich der Sehnsucht und der Ewigkeit.
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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 97.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Wie eine Welle", written 1901 [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 Ferdinand Gerhardt, jun. (1888 - 1985), "Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt", 1954 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Hasse (1883 - 1960), "Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt", op. 98 (Sieben Lieder nach Gedichten von Hermann Hesse) no. 2 (1949) [ mezzo-soprano, alto, or baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erwin Hauff (1894 - 1960), "Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt", 1955-7, published 1960 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lukas Haug (b. 1921), "Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt", published 1978 [ medium voice and piano ], from Hermann-Hesse-Zyklus, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Scholz , "Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt", 1960 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Zwei Chöre, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 84
Com una onada, coronada d'escuma, que, plena d’anhel, s'estén des de la blava marea, i després, exhausta i bella, s’esvaeix en el gran mar— Com un núvol, que navegant en un oreig suau, desperta el deler de tots els pelegrins, i després, pàl·lid i argentat, s’escola en el dia— I com una cançó que, al tòrrid marge de la carretera, ressona amb estranys tons amb una rima meravellosa i se t’emporta el cor lluny damunt la terra– Així la meva vida passa fugissera pel temps, ben aviat el seu cant emmudeix, però en secret flueix vers el regne del desig i l'eternitat.
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Translations of titles:
"Wie eine Welle" = "Com una onada"
"Wie eine Welle, die vom Schaum gekränzt" = "Com una onada, coronada d'escuma"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 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), "Wie eine Welle", written 1901
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-28
Line count: 12
Word count: 102