by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

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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Composition:

    Set to music by Victor Fenigstein (b. 1924), "Entschluß", 1943, lines 30-36, text begins "Ein Sucher bin ich nur"

Text Authorship:

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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


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