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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Ich hatte dir so viel zu sagen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Ich hatte dir so viel zu sagen,
Ich war zu lang im fremden Land,
Und doch warst du in all den Tagen
Die, die am besten mich verstand.

Nun da ich meine erste Gabe,
Die ich dir lange zugedacht,
In zagen Kinderhänden habe,
Hast du die Augen zugemacht.

Doch darf ich fühlen, wie beim Lesen
Mein Schmerz sich wunderlich vergißt,
Weil dein unsäglich gütig Wesen
Mit tausend Fäden um mich ist.

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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

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 119.


Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Meiner Mutter", written 1902 [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 Oskar Baumann , "Meiner Mutter", op. 309 (Hermann Hesse-Lieder, 2. Folge) no. 4 (1947) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Werner Bühler (1904 - 1968), "Meiner Mutter" [ high voice and piano ], from Lieder für eine höhere Singstimme nach Texten von Hermann Hesse, no. 20 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hans Leicht (b. 1899), "Meiner Mutter ", 1952 [ voice unaccompanied ], from Sieben ein- und zweistimmige Lieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by V. D. Patrick , "Meiner Mutter ", <<1956 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Oskar Viktor Zack (1882 - 1963), "Meiner lieben Mutter", published 1925 [ 2-part chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To my mother", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-08-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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