Wenn du die kleine Hand mir gibst, Die so viel Ungesagtes sagt, Hab ich dich jemals dann gefragt, Ob du mich liebst? Ich will ja nicht, daß du mich liebst, Will nur, daß ich dich nahe weiß Und daß du manchmal stumm und leis Die Hand mir gibst.
Lieder und Gesänge , opus 17
by Rudolph Ganz (1877 - 1972)
1. Bitte
Language: German (Deutsch)
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Bitte", written 1901
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Request", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "S'il te plaît", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Gianni Franceschi) , "Richiesta", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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2. Ich soll dir Lieder singen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich soll dir Lieder singen - Ich weiß keine Lieder mehr! Ich möchte mit dir ringen Und dich zwingen, du Wilde; komm her! Komm her und höre drinnen Das Lied in meiner Brust, Daß du mit allen Sinnen Mich lieben und mein sein mußt.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ich soll dir Lieder singen...", written 1899
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "T’hauria de cantar cançons ", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I am to sing you songs...", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Il me faut te chanter une chanson", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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3. Porträt
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hochmütig, schön und rätselhaft, Der Mund voll Spott, die Stirn voll Stolz, Der Blick voll loher Leidenschaft - Und über deine Schulter hängt Ein Bündel schweren Lockengolds. Ich sah dich froh und mienenklar, Sah dich in Nächten aufgerafft Aus schwülem Bett mit wirrem Haar, Ich sah dich hundertfach, doch jedesmal Hochmütig, schön und rätselhaft.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Porträt", written 1898
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Portrait", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Portrait", copyright © 2018, (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 44.