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Zum Wein, zu Freunden bin ich dir entflohn, Da mir vor deinem dunklen Auge graute, In Liebesarmen und beim Klang der Laute Vergaß ich dich, dein ungetreuer Sohn. Du aber gingest mir verschwiegen nach Und warst im Wein, den ich verzweifelt zechte, Warst in der Schwüle meiner Liebesnächte Und warest noch im Hohn, den ich dir sprach. Nun kühlst du die erschöpften Glieder mir Und hast mein Haupt in deinen Schoß genommen, Da ich von meinen Fahrten heimgekommen: Denn all mein Irren war ein Weg zu dir.
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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 201-202.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "An die Melancholie", written 1912 [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 Wilhelm Lache , "An die Melancholie" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Theophil Laitenberger (1903 - 1996), "An die Melancholie", 1922-4 [ medium voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für mittlere Stimme zu Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernst Ludwig Leitner (b. 1943), "An die Melancholie", 1975, first performed 1977 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "To melancholy", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À la mélancolie", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Alla malinconia", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 87
Ti ho sfuggita fra gli amici e nel vino, ché dal tuo cupo sguardo ero terrorizzato, fra le braccia di amanti, in mezzo al frastuono io, figlio infedele, ti ho dimenticato. Ma tu mi restavi accanto, compagna silente, eri nel calice, che disperato vuotavo, eri nell'afa delle mie notti d'amante, perfino nel sarcasmo, con cui ti parlavo. Ora tu dai ristoro al mio corpo sfinito e accogli la mia testa sul tuo petto, ora che il mio lungo errare è ormai cessato, poiché ogni mio passo era a te diretto.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2011 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "An die Melancholie", written 1912
This text was added to the website: 2011-09-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 90