Nun liegt dein Freund wach in der milden Nacht, Noch warm von dir, noch voll von deinem Duft, Von deinem Blick und Haar und Kuß - o Mitternacht, O Mond und Stern und blaue Nebelluft! In dich, Geliebte, steigt mein Traum Tief wie in Meer, Gebirg und Kluft hinein, Verspritzt in Brandung und verweht zu Schaum, Ist Sonne, Wurzel, Tier, Nur um bei dir, Um nah bei dir zu sein. Saturn kreist fern und Mond, ich seh sie nicht, Seh nur in Blumenblässe dein Gesicht, Und lache still und weine trunken, Nicht Glück, nicht Leid ist mehr, Nur du, nur ich und du, versunken Ins tiefe All, ins tiefe Meer, Darein sind wir verloren, Drin sterben wir und werden neugeboren.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Der Liebende", written 1921 [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 Ferdinand Gerhardt, jun. (1888 - 1985), "Der Liebende" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Viktor Kioulaphides (b. 1961), "Der Liebende" [ counter-tenor, guitar, and mandolin ], from Hesse Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Siegfried Pixner , "Der Liebende ", 1990 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Stöcklin , "Der Liebende ", 1954 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'amant", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The lover", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'amant", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-06
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