English translations of Fünf Lieder, opus 154
by Georg Ebner (1896 - ?)
Die ihr meine Brüder seid, Arme Menschen nah und ferne, Die ihr im Bezirk der Sterne Tröstung träumet eurem Leid, Die ihr wortelos gefaltet In die blaß gestirnte Nacht Schmale Dulderhände haltet, Die ihr leidet, die ihr wacht, Arme, irrende Gemeinde, Schiffer ohne Stern und Glück -- Fremde, dennoch mir Vereinte, Gebt mir meinen Gruß zurück.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Einsame Nacht", written 1901
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You who [are]1 my brethren, Poor people near and far, Who in the realm of the stars Dream of comfort for your woe, Who, mutely folded, hold Your slender, patiently suffering hands Into the pale-starred night, You who suffer, you who watch, Poor, erring congregation, Sailors without star and good fortune -- Strangers, yet united with me, Return my greeting to me.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Einsame Nacht", written 1901
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View original text (without footnotes)Translation of title "Einsame Nacht" = "Lonely night"
1 Kelling: "are all"
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Wieder schreitet er den braunen Pfad Von den stürmeklaren Berge nieder, Wieder quellen, wo der Schöne naht, Liebe Blumen auf und Vogellieder. Wieder auch verführt er meinen Sinn, Daß in dieser zart erblühten Reine Mir die Erde, deren Gast ich bin, Eigentum und holde Heimat scheine.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Frühling", subtitle: "(Mai 1907)", written 1907
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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 144.
Once more [spring] strides along the brown path Down from the storm-cleared mountains, Again, everywhere the beautiful one nears, Dear flowers and bird songs well forth. Again my spirit, too, is seduced, That in this delicately blossoming purity The earth, whose guest I am, can seem To be my own and my lovely homeland.
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Subtitle: "(May 1907)"
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Musik des Weltalls und Musik der Meister Sind wir bereit in Ehrfurcht anzuhören, Zu reiner Feier die verehrten Geister Begnadeter Zeiten zu beschwören. Wir lassen vom Geheimnis uns erheben Der magischen Formelschrift, in deren Bann Das Uferlose, Stürmende, das Leben Zu klaren Gleichnissen gerann. Sternbildern gleich ertönen sie kristallen, In ihrem Dienst ward unserm Leben Sinn, Und keiner kann aus ihren Kreisen fallen Als nach der heiligen Mitte hin.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Das Glasperlenspiel", written 1933
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To the music of the universe and the music of the masters We are prepared to listen with respect, To invoke the honoured spirits Of blessed times to a pure celebration. We let ourselves be elevated by the secret Of the magical formula, into the spell of which The boundless, the stormy, life [itself] Solidified to translucent allegories. Like constellations they ring with crystalline sounds, In their service our life gained meaning, And no one can fall from their orbits Except into the holy centre.
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Translated titles:"Das Glasperlenspiel" = "The glass bead game"
"Vorspruch" = "Prologue"
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Auch zu mir kommst du einmal, Du vergißt mich nicht, Und zu Ende ist die Qual Und die Kette bricht. Noch erscheinst du fremd und fern, Lieber Bruder Tod. Stehest als ein kühler Stern Über meiner Not. Aber einmal wirst du nah Und voll Flammen sein -- Komm, Geliebter, ich bin da, Nimm mich, ich bin dein.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Bruder Tod", written 1918, first published 1920
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To me as well you shall someday come, You shall not forget me, And the agony shall be at an end And the chain shall break. Now you still seem strange and distant, Dear Brother Death. You stand like a cold star Above my misery. But someday you shall be near me And full of flames -- Come, beloved, I am here, Take me, I am yours.
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Translations of title(s):
"Auch zu mir" = "To me as well"
"Der Wanderer an den Tod aus " = "The wanderer addressing death from “Wandering”"
"Der Wanderer auf den Tod" = "The wanderer speaking about death"
"Der Wanderer an den Tod" = "The wanderer addressing death"
"Der Wanderer an den Mond" = "The wanderer addressing the moon"
"Bruder Tod" = "Brother Death"
"An den Tod" = "To death"
"Auch zu mir kommst Du einmal" = "To me as well you shall someday come"
"Wanderer an den Tod" = "Wanderer addressing death"
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Wie eine weiße Wolke Am hohen Himmel steht, So weiß und schön und ferne Bist du, Elisabeth. Die Wolke geht und wandert, Kaum hast du ihrer acht, Und doch durch deine Träume Geht sie in dunkler Nacht. Geht und erglänzt so silbern, Daß fortan ohne Rast Du nach der weißen Wolke Ein süßes Heimweh hast.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1900, appears in Neue deutsche Lyriker III , in Buch der Liebe, in Elisabeth, no. 3
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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 69.
Like a white cloud Upon the high heavens, So white and beautiful and distant Are you, Elizabeth. The cloud departs and wanders You hardly take note of it, And yet through your dreams It drifts in the dark night. Drifts and shines so silverily That thereafter without rest You suffer from a sweet homesickness For the white cloud.
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Translations of title(s):
"Elisabeth aus " = "Elizabeth from "Peter Camenzind""
"Elisabeth" = "Elizabeth"
"Wie eine weiße Wolke" = "Like a white cloud"
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