Lieder der Liebe

Wo mag meine Heimat sein?
Meine Heimat ist klein,
Geht von Ort zu Ort,
Nimmt mein Herz mit sich fort,
Gibt mir Weh, gibt mir Ruh;
Meine Heimat bist du.

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebeslied", subtitle: "(1921/22)", written 1921/2

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(1921/22)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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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.

Text Authorship:

• 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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Dunkle du, Urmutter aller Lust,
Die ich floh, die ich so oft verflucht,
Die mich dennoch immer hat gesucht,
Endlich werf ich mich an deine Brust!

Nimm mich hin, furchtbare Mutter Nacht,
Todeswollust ists, dich zu umarmen,
Heimlich aus dem heißen Abgrund lacht
Ahnung von Erlösung, von Erbarmen.
Tief in deinen schwarzen Augen brennt
Deiner düstern Liebe Glut so wehe,
Deiner Liebe, die mich ganz erkennt,
Deren Todesruf ich ganz verstehe.
Willig folg ich dir durch Blut und Angst,
Fühle, wie du mich zurückverlangst,
Um noch einmal mich dein Kind zu nennen,
Um in einem Kuß mich zu verbrennen.

Text Authorship:

• by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Hingabe", appears in Krisis. Ein Stück Tagebuch., no. 1, first published 1926

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• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Lliurament", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Surrender", 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 4 Der Steppenwolf. Narziß und Goldmund. Die Morgenlandfahrt, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2001, page 211.

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