Und jede Nacht derselbe Traum | Ein Traum: du stehest fern und still

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Und jede Nacht derselbe Traum

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ein Traum: du stehest fern und still,
Es schlägt mein Herz beklommen --
O Mutter, Mutter kannst du nicht 
Zu mir herüberkommen?

Und jede Nacht derselbe Traum!
Es schluchzt mein Herz beklommen --
O Mutter, warum willst du nicht 
Zu mir herüberkommen?

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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 108-109.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Und jede Nacht derselbe Traum", 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 Reinhold Laquai (1894 - 1957), "Und jede Nacht derselbe Traum", published 1956?, from Hesse-Lieder für mittlere Stimme, Heft 1, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Roland Kupper

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