English translations of Zwei Lieder, opus 95
by Richard Maux (1893 - 1971)
Ich bin auch in Ravenna gewesen, Ist eine kleine, tote Stadt, Die Kirchen und viel Ruinen hat, Man kann davon in den Büchern lesen. Du gehst hindurch und schaust dich um, Die Straßen sind so trüb und naß Und sind so tausendjährig stumm, Und überall wächst Moos und Gras! Das ist wie alte Lieder sind, Man hört sie an und keiner lacht Ein jeder lauscht und jeder sinnt Hernach daran bis in die Nacht.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1901, appears in Unterwegs, in Ravenna (1901), no. 1, first published 1911
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I have also been in Ravenna; it is a small, dead town, and has churches and many ruins that one can read about in books. You walk about and gaze around: the streets are so gloomy and wet, and so mute with the weight of a thousand years, and everywhere grows moss and grass! It is as old songs are: people hear them but no one laughs, and each listens and each reflects upon them until deep in the night.
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Die Frauen von Ravenna tragen Mit tiefem Blick und zarter Geste In sich ein Wissen von den Tagen Der alten Stadt und ihrer Feste. Die Frauen von Ravenna weinen Wie stille Kinder: tief und leise. Und wenn sie lachen, will es scheinen Zu trübem Text die helle Weise. Die Frauen von Ravenna beten Wie Kinder: sanft und voll Genügen. Sie können Liebesworte reden Und selbst nicht wissen, daß sie lügen. Die Frauen von Ravenna küssen Seltsam und tief und hingegeben. Und ihnen allen ist vom Leben Nichts kund, als daß wir sterben müssen.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1901, appears in Unterwegs, in Ravenna (1901), no. 2, first published 1911
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With deep eyes and delicate gestures, The women of Ravenna bear Within themselves a knowledge of the days Of the old city and of its festivals. The women of Ravenna weep Like silent children: deeply and quietly. And when they laugh, it seems Like a bright melody to a bleak text. The women of Ravenna pray Like children: gently and full of contentment. They can speak words of love And not know themselves that they are lying. The women of Ravenna kiss Strangely and deeply and surrendering themselves. And of life they know nothing But that we must die.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), no title, written 1901, appears in Unterwegs, in Ravenna (1901), no. 2, first published 1911
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