English translations of Zwei Lieder, opus 40
by (Carl Theodor) Oskar Ulmer (1883 - 1966)
Seltsam, im Nebel zu wandern! Einsam ist jeder Busch und Stein, Kein Baum sieht den andern, Jeder ist allein. Voll Freunden war mir die Welt, Als noch mein Leben licht war; Nun, da der Nebel fällt, Ist keiner mehr sichtbar. Wahrlich, keiner ist weise, Der nicht das Dunkel kennt, Das unentrinnbar und leise Von allen ihn trennt. Seltsam, im Nebel zu wandern! Leben ist Einsamsein. Kein Mensch kennt den andern, Jeder ist allein.
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- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im Nebel", written 1905
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Wondrous to wander through mists! Parted are bush and stone: None to the other exists, Each stands alone. Many my friends came calling then, when I lived in the light; Now that the fogs are falling, None is in sight. Truly, only the sages Fathom the darkness to fall, Which, as silent as cages, Separates all. Strange to walk in the mists! Life has to solitude grown. None for the other exists: Each is alone.
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Ich weiß es wohl, kein klagend Wort Wird über deine Lippen gehen; Doch, was so sanft dein Mund verschweigt, Muß deine blasse Hand gestehen. Die Hand, an der mein Auge hängt, Zeigt jenen feinen Zug der Schmerzen, Und daß in schlummerloser Nacht Sie lag auf einem kranken Herzen.