Upon a ramble | Do not be sorrowful, soon it shall be night

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Sei nicht traurig, bald ist es Nacht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Sei nicht traurig, bald ist es Nacht,
Da sehn wir über dem bleichen Land
Den kühlen Mond, wie er heimlich lacht
Und ruhen Hand in Hand.
 
Sei nicht traurig, bald kommt die Zeit,
Da haben wir Ruh. Unsre Kreuzlein stehen
Am hellen Straßenrande zu zweit,
Und es regnet und schneit,
Und die Winde kommen und gehen.

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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 183.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Auf Wanderung", subtitle: "Dem Andenken Knulps", written 1907 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Upon a ramble

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Do not be sorrowful, soon it shall be night,
Then, over the pale land, we shall see
The cool moon secretly laughing
And we shall rest hand in hand.
 
Do not be sorrowful, soon the time shall come,
Then we shall have rest.  Our little crosses shall stand
Together at the bright roadside.
And it shall rain and snow
And the winds shall come and go.

Subtitle: "To the memory of Knulp"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Auf Wanderung", subtitle: "Dem Andenken Knulps", written 1907
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