Altmodisch steht mit schmächtigen Pilastern Wie sonst das Schloß. Auf violetten Astern Irrt noch ein später Falter her und hin Mit krankem Flügelschlagen, Und welke Beete sagen, Daß ich zu spät gekommen bin. Und am Balkon in seidenen Gewändern, Mit stolzen Augen in vertrübten Rändern, Steht trüb und stolz die blasse Königin, Und will die Hand erheben,-- Und kann mir nicht vergeben, Daß ich zu spät gekommen bin.
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, pages 10-11.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Zu spät", subtitle: "(1897)", written 1897 [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 Christian Immo Schneider (b. 1935), "Zu spät", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Too late", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Trop tard", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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