Komm mit! Mußt dich aber eilen - Sieben lange Meilen Mach ich mit jedem Schritt. Hinter Wald und Hügel Steht mein rotes Roß. Komm mit! Ich fasse die Zügel - Komm mit in mein rotes Schloß. Dort wachsen blaue Bäume Mit goldenen Äpfeln dran, Dort träumen wir silberne Träume, Die kein Mensch sonst träumen kann. Dort schlummern seltne Genüsse, Die noch kein Mensch genoß, Unter Lorbeern purpurne Küsse - Komm mit über Wald und Hügel! Halt fest! Ich fasse die Zügel, Und zitternd entführt dich mein rotes Roß.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Komm mit!", written 1898 [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 Franz Xaver Zintl (1903 - 1987), "Komm mit!" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Vine amb mi!", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Come with me!", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Viens avec moi !", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Vieni con me!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-10
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