Mir war ein Weh geschehen, Und da ich durch die Felder ging, Da sah ich einen Schmetterling, Der war so weiß und dunkelrot, Im blauen Winde wehen. Oh du! In Kinderzeiten, Da noch die Welt so morgenklar Und noch so nah der Himmel war, Da sah ich dich zum letztenmal Die schönen Flügel breiten. Du farbig weiches Wehen, Das mir vom Paradiese kam, Wie fremd muß ich und voller Scham Vor deinem tiefen Gottesglanz Mit spröden Augen stehen! Feldeinwärts ward getrieben Der weiß' und rote Schmetterling, Und da ich träumend weiterging, War mir vom Paradiese her Ein stiller Glanz geblieben.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Der Schmetterling", written 1904 [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 Adolf Emil Fecker (1901 - ?), "Der Schmetterling" [ voice, violin, and piano ], from Drei Lieder mit Violine und Klavierbegleitung, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinz-Otto Hoffmann (b. 1902), "Der Schmetterling", 1932-47 [ voice and piano ], from 21 Lieder, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Maria Rudloff , "Der Schmetterling ", <<1919 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Franz Schwarz , "Der Schmetterling ", 1948 [ voice and piano (or orchestra?) ], from Musik des Einsamen, no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La papallona", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The butterfly", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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