Morgen | Da ich verschlafen lag

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Morgen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Da ich verschlafen lag
An Waldes grünem Rand,
Geschah ein leiser Schrei im Land,
Und da ich mir die Augen rieb, 
War es schon heller Tag.

Vergangen ist mein Traum,
Mein schwerer Traum! Die Welt
Ist ringsum wohlbestellt
Und hat für mich und viele
Verlaufene Wanderer Raum.

O Tag, du junger Tag!
Dich darf ich noch durchmessen,
In dir die Zeit vergessen
Um mich und alles Schwere,
Das mir noch kommen mag.

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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 150-151.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Morgen", subtitle: "(1909)", written 1909 [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 Werner Bühler (1904 - 1968), "Morgen" [ high voice and piano ], from Lieder für eine höhere Singstimme nach Texten von Hermann Hesse, no. 16 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Robert Maximilian Helmschrott (b. 1938), "Morgen", published 1988 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Hesse-Lieder - Romantische Chorlieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Anton Schoendlinger (1919 - 1983), "Morgen", published 1956 [ four-part mixed chorus a cappella ], from Drei Lieder nach Worten von Hermann Hesse, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gerhard Schumann (b. 1914), "Morgen " [ baritone and string quartet ], from Drei Gesänge für Bariton und Streichquartett, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Herbert Schweikert (b. 1927), "Morgen", published 1959 [ TTBB chorus a cappella ], from Licht und Trost, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-19
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