Der See ist erloschen, Schwarz schläft das Ried, Im Traume flüsternd. Ungeheuer ins Land gedehnt Drohen die hingestreckten Berge. Sie ruhen nicht. Sie atmen tief, und sie halten Einer den andern an sich gedrückt. Tief atmend, Mit dumpfen Kräften beladen, Unerlöst in verzehrender Leidenschaft.
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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, page 165.
Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Berge in der Nacht", written 1905, appears in Unterwegs, first published 1911 [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 Hermann Grabner (1886 - 1969), "Berge in der Nacht", 1950/1 [ voice and piano ], from Acht Hermann Hesse-Lieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Muntanyes a la nit", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Mountains in the night", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Montagne dans la nuit", 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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