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Ich habe so viel Schlechtes geschrieben Und Schlechtes getan, und dennoch hofft Mein Herz in guten Stunden oft, Es gebe noch Menschen, die mich lieben. Sie lieben mich, weil ich im Innern Das Bildnis meiner Jugend trage, Und weil sie selber ferner Tage Und naher Sünden sich erinnern.
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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 71.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Und dennoch hofft mein Herz --", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, first published 1919 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Reinhold Laquai (1894 - 1957), "Und dennoch hofft mein Herz", 1963 [ medium voice and piano ], from Hesse-Lieder für mittlere Stimme, Heft 2, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "I tanmateix el meu cor espera", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "And nevertheless my heart hopes --", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Et pourtant mon cœur espère", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-21
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Word count: 48
I have written so much that is bad And done so many bad deeds, and yet in good hours My heart often hopes That there are still people who love me. They love me, because I carry Within myself the image of my youth, And because they themselves recall Distant days and recent sins.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Und dennoch hofft mein Herz --", written 1901, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Irrwege, first published 1919
This text was added to the website: 2018-09-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 54