English translations of Hermann Hesse-Lieder, 3. Folge, opus 310
by Oskar Baumann
Blätter wehen vom Baume, Lieder vom Lebenstraume Wehen spielend dahin; Vieles ist untergegangen, Seit wir zuerst sie sangen, Zärtliche Melodien. Sterblich sind auch die Lieder, Keines tönt ewig wieder, Alle verweht der Wind: Blumen und Schmetterlinge, Die unvergänglicher Dinge Flüchtiges Gleichnis sind.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1934, appears in Widmungsverse zu einem Gedichtbuch, no. 3
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Leaves drift from the tree, Songs from the dream of life Waft playfully off; Much has passed away Since we first sang them, Tender melodies. Songs are mortal too, Not one shall sound again for all eternity, The wind wafts them all off: Flowers and butterflies, Which are the fleeting metaphors For unperishable things.
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Translations of title(s):
"Nachklang" = "Lingering echo"
"Vergänglichkeit" = "Mortality"
"Widmungsvers" = "Dedication verse"
"Zu einer Auswahl meiner Gedichte" = "To accompany a selection of my poems"
"Blätter wehen vom Baume" = "Leaves drift from the tree"
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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.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebeslied", subtitle: "(1921/22)", written 1921/2
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Where might my homeland be? My homeland is small, It travels from place to place, Takes my heart along with it, Gives me pain, gives me peace; My homeland is you.
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Subtitle: "(1921/22)"
Translations of title(s):
"Wo mag meine Heimat sein?" = "Where might my homeland be?"
"Meine Heimat" = "My homeland"
"Liebeslied I" = "Love song I"
"Liebeslied" = "Love song"
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Flügelt ein kleiner blauer Falter vom Wind geweht, Ein perlmutterner Schauer, Glitzert, flimmert, vergeht. So mit Augenblicksblinken, So im Vorüberwehn Sah ich das Glück mir winken, Glitzern, flimmern, vergehn.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Blauer Schmetterling", written 1927
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A little blue butterfly is Sailing, blown by the wind, A mother-of-pearl shiver, Sparkles, shimmers, vanishes. Thus with momentary gleaming, Thus in wafting past, I saw happiness beckoning me, Sparkling, shimmering, [vanishing]1.
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"Blaue Falter" = "Blue butterfly"
"Schmetterling" = "Butterfly"
"Blauer Schmetterling" = "Blue butterfly"
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Wie sind die Tage schwer! An keinem Feuer kann ich erwarmen, Keine Sonne lacht mir mehr, Ist alles leer, Ist alles kalt und ohne Erbarmen, Und auch die lieben klaren Sterne schauen mich trostlos an, Seit ich im Herzen erfahren, Daß Liebe sterben kann.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1911
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How onerous are the days! At no fire can I grow warm, No sun smiles upon me any longer, Everything is empty, Everything is cold and without mercy, And even the beloved, clear Stars gaze upon me disconsolately, Since my heart has learned That love can die.
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Translations of title(s):
"Wie sind die Tage schwer! " = "How onerous are the days!"
"Wie sind die Tage" = "How are the days"
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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.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Bitte", written 1901
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When you give me your [little]1 hand, [Your hand] that says so many unsaid things, Have I ever asked you then, If you love me? For I do not want you to love me, I only want to know that you are near And that sometimes, mutely and quietly, You give me your hand.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 omitted by Marx and Schütz; Schick: "dear"
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Es ist immer derselbe Traum: Ein rotblühender Kastanienbaum, Ein Garten, voll von Sonnenflor, Einsam ein altes Haus davor. Dort, wo der stille Garten liegt, Hat meine Mutter mich gewiegt; Vielleicht - es ist so lange her - Steht Garten, Haus und Baum nicht mehr. Vielleicht geht jetzt ein Wiesenweg Und Pflug und Egge drüber weg, Von Heimat, Garten, Haus und Baum Ist nichts geblieben als mein Traum.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Traum", subtitle: "(1901)", written 1901
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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 108.
It is ever the same dream: A chestnut tree with red blossoms, A garden full of gauzy sunlight, And solitary, an old house in the foreground. There where the quiet garden lies, My mother rocked me; Perhaps - it is so long ago - The garden, house, and tree are no longer standing. Perhaps it is now traversed by a meadow path, And plow and cultivator pass over it; Of home, garden, house, and tree Nothing remains but my dream.
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Subtitle: "(1901)"
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