Dans la quatrième année de guerre | Quand le soir aussi est froid et triste

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Wenn auch der Abend kalt und traurig ist

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Wenn auch der Abend kalt und traurig ist 
Und Regen rauscht, 
Ich singe doch mein Lied in dieser Frist,
Weiß nicht, wer lauscht.

Wenn auch die Welt in Krieg und Angst erstickt, 
An manchem Ort 
Brennt heimlich doch, ob niemand sie erblickt, 
Die Liebe fort.

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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 241.

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Im vierten Kriegsjahr", written 1917 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Dans la quatrième année de guerre

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Quand le soir aussi est froid et triste
et que tombe la pluie,
je chante alors ma chanson
et ne sais pas qui écoute.

Quand le monde aussi étouffe dans la guerre et la peur 
En maints endroits
pourtant, secrètement, même si personne ne le remarque,
l'amour continue de brûler.

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