English translations of Lieder und Gesänge, opus 17
by Rudolph Ganz (1877 - 1972)
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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Ich soll dir Lieder singen - Ich weiß keine Lieder mehr! Ich möchte mit dir ringen Und dich zwingen, du Wilde; komm her! Komm her und höre drinnen Das Lied in meiner Brust, Daß du mit allen Sinnen Mich lieben und mein sein mußt.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Ich soll dir Lieder singen...", written 1899
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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 458.
I am to sing you songs - I know no more songs! I would like to grapple with you And vanquish you, you wild one; come here! Come here and hear the song Within my breast, So that you with all your senses Must love me and be mine.
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Hochmütig, schön und rätselhaft, Der Mund voll Spott, die Stirn voll Stolz, Der Blick voll loher Leidenschaft - Und über deine Schulter hängt Ein Bündel schweren Lockengolds. Ich sah dich froh und mienenklar, Sah dich in Nächten aufgerafft Aus schwülem Bett mit wirrem Haar, Ich sah dich hundertfach, doch jedesmal Hochmütig, schön und rätselhaft.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Porträt", written 1898
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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 44.
Haughty, beautiful and mysterious, The mouth full of scorn, the brow full of pride, The gaze full of burning passion -- And over your shoulder hangs A bundle of heavy golden curls. I saw you joyful and with a clear mien, Saw you in the night, wildly roused From a sensuous bed with wild hair, I saw you a hundred ways, but every time Haughty, beautiful and mysterious.
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