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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
Translation © by Dr Huaixing Wang

Januar
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT CHI ENG
Rein wie der weiße Schnee im Feld
Ist noch dies neue Jahr bestellt,
Doch was drin Neues wachen mag,
Ist schon gesäet Jahr und Tag.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Januar", written 1906, appears in Monatssprüche, no. 1 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Karl Hasse (1883 - 1960), "Januar", op. 104 no. 1 (1950) [ SATB quartet and piano or orchestra ], from Monatsprüche, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Otto Scheuch (1880 - ?), "Januar", op. 77 no. 1 [ tenor, SATB chorus, and optional string quartet or piano ad libitum ], from Monatsprüche, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Gener", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "一月", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "January", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-01-10
Line count: 4
Word count: 25

一月
Language: Chinese (中文)  after the German (Deutsch) 
田野洁净宛如雪白
新的一年早已安排,
那曾经播下的时光,
其中新芽苏醒生长


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  • Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Chinese (中文) copyright © 2024 by Dr Huaixing Wang, (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), "Januar", written 1906, appears in Monatssprüche, no. 1
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 4

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