Ich sagte nicht: ich liebe dich. Ich sagte nur: gib mir die Hand Und dulde mich! Mir schien, du wärest mir verwandt, Du wärst so jung und gut, wie ich... - Ich sagte nicht: ich liebe dich.
Drei Gedichte von Hermann Hesse
Song Cycle by Georg Meerwein (b. 1932)
1. Rücknahme
Language: German (Deutsch)
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Rücknahme", written 1901
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Retraction", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Abandon", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]2. Gleichnisse
Language: German (Deutsch)
Meine Liebe ist ein stilles Boot, Das mit träumerischen Ruderschlägen, Einer dunklen Brandung treibt entgegen. Meine Liebe ist ein jähes Licht, Das durch schwarze, schwüle Nächte bricht Und unselig wie ein Blitz verloht. Meine Liebe ist ein krankes Kind, Das bei Nacht in seinem Bette sinnt; Und am Rand des Bettes steht der Tod.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Gleichnisse", written 1901
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Semblances", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Parables", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Allégories", copyright © 2011, (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 103.
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3. Schönheit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Verschenke dich, so stolz du bist, Verschenke alles, was du hast! Die Jugend ist ein flüchtiger Gast, Der bald gegangen ist. Gib dich einem armen Knaben, Dem du keine Liebe wehrst, Mach ihn reich, so wirst du erst Selber dich zu eigen haben.
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Schönheit", written 1911
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Beauty", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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