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Nun bin ich lang gewesen Im fremden Land zu Gast, Und bin doch nicht genesen Von meiner alten Last. Ich suchte allerorten Das was die Seele stillt, Nun bin ich stiller worden Und neu zum Leid gewillt. Komm her, gewohntes Leiden, Ich wurde satt der Lust. Wir wollen wieder streiten Und ringen Brust an Brust.
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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 103.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Heimkehr", written 1901 [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 Reinhold Laquai (1894 - 1957), "Heimkehr" [ medium voice and piano ], from Hesse-Lieder für mittlere Stimme, Heft 2, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Schmid-Kayser (1874 - 1964), "Heimkehr", published 1925 [ voice and lute ], from Neue Weisen zur Laute, 1. Heft: Wanderlieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Xaver Zintl (1903 - 1987), "Heimkehr", 1949 [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Tornada a casa", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Return home", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Retour à la maison", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 55
Per molt de temps he estat hoste en un país estranger, i encara no m’he guarit del meu vell llast. He cercat arreu el que alleuja l’ànima, ara estic més tranquil i disposat per sofrir de nou. Vine aquí, consuet sofriment, vaig esdevenir sadoll de joia. Volem breguejar de nou i lluitar cos a cos.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2025 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Heimkehr", written 1901
This text was added to the website: 2025-02-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 55