
Max Herrmann
Empörung + Andacht Ewigkeit
Erkenntnis ist ein Wald von Schnee
Immanuel leidet in der großen Stadt
Letzter Notschrei
Keiner Seele darf ich Antwort geben
Mein Herz ist leergebrannt — — —
Der Mutter - I
Lob des Mondes (Der Bresthaften Trostgesang)
Bettler, wo kehrtest du ein
From the opening, a solitary voice drifts through a landscape of cold thoughts, describing knowledge as a forest of snow that crowns the forehead. The narrator grapples with a crushing inertia, feeling like an unwanted guest wandering from one door to another. Poetry swirls around sunrise, a dying star, and a blue‑soul lake that sinks into a twisted darkness, hinting at a restless quest for purpose.
Interwoven with glimpses of a bustling city, the prose shifts to moments of prayer‑like hand gestures for strangers, fleeting pleasures, and the shadow of a long‑dead master. Love mutates into accusation, and each heartbeat seems to carry a fresh wound, while the surrounding world erupts in dissonant sounds—clattering plates, a fan’s roar, distant piano chords. Listeners are invited to follow this lyrical odyssey as the speaker confronts emptiness, searches for a lingering touch of grace, and wonders whether the distant echo of a mother’s embrace might still guide the way.
Language
de
Duration
~34 minutes (33K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jens Sadowski
Release date
Sep 10, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1886–1941
A sharp, sensitive voice of German Expressionism, he wrote poetry, fiction, and criticism shaped by wit, melancholy, and the experience of exile. His work carries the tension of Weimar-era culture and the dislocation that followed its collapse.
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