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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Entschluß

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

 ... 
Was liegt daran? Ein Sucher bin ich nur,
Der durch die Welt in Sonne, Staub und Wind
Begierig tastet nach der Schöpfung Spur.
Wo irgendeine unerschöpfte Kraft,
Ein Sprossen, Strömen, eine Leidenschaft
Sich regt und schafft und probende Flügel spannt,
Da ist mir wohl, da ist mein Heimatland.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 30-36 of the original text.

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Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Entschluss", written 1903

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-05
Line count: 40
Word count: 287

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

 ... 
What does it matter? I am only a seeker,
Who, through the world in sun, dust and wind,
Gropes greedily for the trace of creation.
Where any unexhausted strength,
A budding, streaming, a passion
Stirs and creates and spreads tentative wings,
There I feel easy, there is my homeland.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-03
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Word count: 320