Vier letzte Lieder

Song Cycle by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Translated to:

English — Four Last Songs (Emily Ezust)
Spanish (Español) — Cuatro Últimas Canciones (Abel Alamillo Fernández)
Italian (Italiano) — Quattro ultimi lieder (Francesco Campanella)
Norwegian (Bokmål) — De siste fire sanger (Marianne Beate Kielland)
Dutch (Nederlands) — Vier laatste liederen (Geart van der Meer)
Frisian — Fjouwer lêste lieten (Geart van der Meer)
French (Français) — Les quatre dernièrs Lieder (Pierre Mathé)
Dutch (Nederlands) — Vier laatste liederen (Lau Kanen)

1. Frühling
(Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch)

In dämmrigen Grüften
Träumte ich lang
Von deinen Bäumen und blauen Lüften,
Von deinem Duft und Vogelsang. 

Nun liegst du erschlossen
In Gleiß und Zier,
Von Licht übergossen
Wie ein Wunder vor mir. 

Du kennst mich wieder,
Du lockst mich zart,
Es zittert durch all meine Glieder
Deine selige Gegenwart.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Frühling", subtitle: "(1899)", written 1899

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La primavera", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Geart van der Meer) , "Voorjaar", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Lau Kanen) , "Lente", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Spring", copyright ©
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Spring", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Printemps", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRI Frisian [singable] (Geart van der Meer) , "Maityd", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Primavera", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Vår", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , "वसन्तः", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "Primavera", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. September
(Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch)

Der Garten trauert,
Kühl sinkt in die Blumen der Regen.
Der Sommer schauert
Still seinem Ende entgegen. 

Golden tropft Blatt um Blatt
Nieder vom hohen Akazienbaum.
Sommer lächelt erstaunt und matt
In den sterbenden Gartentraum. 

Lange noch bei den Rosen
Bleibt er stehen, sehnt sich nach Ruh.
Langsam tut er die großen
Müdgewordnen Augen zu.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "September", subtitle: "(1927)", written 1927

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Setembre", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "九月", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Geart van der Meer) , "September", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "September", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "September", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Septembre", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRI Frisian [singable] (Geart van der Meer) , "Septimber", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Σεπτέμβρης", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
IRI Irish (Gaelic) (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Meán Fómhair", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Francesco Campanella) , "Settembre", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "September", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POL Polish (Polski) (Alicja Istigniejew) , "Wrzesień", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , "आश्विनः", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Abel Alamillo Fernández) , "Septiembre", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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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 308.

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3. Beim Schlafengehen
(Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch)

Nun der Tag mich müd gemacht,
Soll mein sehnliches Verlangen
Freundlich die gestirnte Nacht
Wie ein müdes Kind empfangen. 

Hände, laßt von allem Tun,
Stirn vergiß du alles Denken,
Alle meine Sinne nun
Wollen sich in Schlummer senken. 

Und die Seele unbewacht
Will in freien Flügen schweben,
Um im Zauberkreis der Nacht
Tief und tausendfach zu leben.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Schlafengehen", written 1911, first published 1911?

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4. Im Abendrot
(Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch)

Wir sind durch Not und Freude
Gegangen Hand in Hand,
Vom Wandern ruhen wir
Nun überm stillen Land.

Rings sich die Thäler neigen,
Es dunkelt schon die Luft,
Zwei Lerchen nur noch steigen
Nachträumend in den Duft.

Tritt her, und laß sie schwirren,
Bald ist es Schlafenszeit,
Daß wir uns nicht verirren
In dieser Einsamkeit.

O weiter stiller Friede!
So tief im Abendrot,
Wie sind wir wandermüde -- 
Ist dies etwa der Tod?

Text Authorship:

by Joseph Karl Benedikt, Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857), "Im Abendrot", appears in Gedichte, in 4. Frühling und Liebe

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ENG English (Lena Platt) (Daniel Platt) , "In Twilight", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Note: Modern spelling would change "Thäler" to "Täler"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

Total word count: 235

Vier letzte Lieder

Song Cycle by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Translated to:

1. Frühling (Sung text)

2. September (Sung text)

3. Beim Schlafengehen (Sung text)

4. Im Abendrot (Sung text)

1. Frühling
(Sung text)

2. September
(Sung text)

3. Beim Schlafengehen
(Sung text)

4. Im Abendrot
(Sung text)