Der Prinz
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wir wollten zusammen bauen
Ein eigenes schönes Haus,
Hoch wie ein Schloß zu schauen
Mit dem Blick über Strom und Auen
Auf die stillen Wälder hinaus.
Wir wollten alles verlernen,
Was klein und häßlich war,
Wir wollten Nähen und Fernen
Mit Glücksliedern übersternen,
Die Kränze des Glückes im Haar.
Nun hab ich ein Schloß erbauet
In verstiegener Höhenruh;
Meine Sehnsucht steht dort und schauet
Sich müd und der Tag vergrauet, -
Prinzessin, wo bliebest du?
Nun gebe ich allen Winden
Meine heißen Lieder mit.
Sie sollen dich suchen und finden
Und sollen das Leid dir künden,
Das mein Herz um dich erlitt.
Sie sollen dir auch erzählen,
Ein lockend unendliches Glück,
Sie sollen dich küssen und quälen
Und sollen den Schlummer dir stehlen -
Prinzessin, wann kommst du zurück?
Translation(s): ENG FRE
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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 11-12.
Submitted by Emily Ezust [Administrator] and Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable): - ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The prince", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le prince", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Text added to the website: 2009-06-05.
Last modified: 2018-08-15 10:16:56
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Word count: 129
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The prince
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Together we wished to build
A beautiful house of our own,
As high as a castle to behold
With a view over river and meadow
Out upon the silent forests.
We wanted to unlearn everything
That was small and hateful,
We wanted to scatter songs of happiness,
Star-like, near and far,
The wreaths of joy in our hair.
Now I have built a castle
In the extreme quiet of the heights;
My yearning stands there and gazes forth
Until it is weary and the day has greyed in twilight, -
Princess, where did you tarry?
Now with all the winds I send along
My fervent songs.
They are to seek you and find you
And are to tell you of the sorrow
That my heart suffered for your sake.
They are also to tell you
Of an enticing, endless happiness,
They are to kiss you and torment you
And are to steal your slumber -
Princess, when shall you return?
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Based on- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Der Prinz", written c1898 FRE
- This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Heino Schubert. Go to the text.
Text added to the website: 2016-07-29.
Last modified: 2016-07-29 22:09:45
Line count: 25
Word count: 160
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