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Heimat, Jugend, Lebens-Morgenstunde, Hundertmal vergessen und verloren, Kommt von dir mir eine späte Kunde Hergeweht, so quillt's aus allen Tiefen, Die verschüttet in der Seele schliefen, Süßes Licht du, Quelle neugeboren! Zwischen Einst und Heut das ganze Leben, Das wir oft für stolz und reich gehalten, Zählt nicht mehr; ich lausche hingegeben Den so jungen, den so ewig-alten Märchenbrunnen-Melodien wieder Der vergessenen alten Kinderlieder. Über allen Staub und alle Wirre Leuchtest du hinweg und alle Mühe Unerfüllten Strebens in der Irre, Lautre Quelle, reines Licht der Frühe.
E. Meyer-Olbersleben sets stanza 1
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Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Licht der Frühe", written 1953 [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 Walther Hecklinger , "Licht der Frühe" [ voice and piano ], from Hesse-Lieder, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Ludwig Meyer-Olbersleben (1898 - 1991), "Licht der Frühe ", 1953, stanza 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hildegard Quiel (1888 - 1971), "Licht der Frühe ", published 1967 [ voice and piano ], from Hesse-Lieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Llum de l’albada", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Early-morning light", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 87
Pàtria, joventut, l’albor de la vida, cent vegades oblidada i perduda, quan de tu m’arriben tardanes notícies, com un hàlit, brolla de totes les fondàries allò que reclòs dormia en l’ànima, tu, dolça llum, font acabada de néixer. Entre antany i avui, tota una vida que sovint consideràvem superba i rica, ja no té cap valor; amb fervor escolto de nou les tan joves, les tan eternament velles, melodies de la font de rondalles de les antigues, oblidades cançons d’infants. Damunt tota la polseguera i tota la confusió, tu resplendeixes més enllà i damunt tot l’esforç de l’afany no satisfet en l’esgarriament, font immaculada, pura llum de l’albada.
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), "Licht der Frühe", written 1953
This text was added to the website: 2025-04-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 108