by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Schuh um Schuh im Finstern setz ich, 
Nacht umgibt mich sanft und groß,
An betauter Mauer netz ich
Hand und Stirn im feuchten Moos.

Dunkel gegen Luft und Sterne
Wiegt sich der Akazienbaum,
Lichter blitzen in der Ferne,
Doch die Nähe ahn ich kaum.

Liebe zieht am Zauberfaden
Alle Ferne mir ans Herz,
Pol-Stern rufen und Plejaden
Ihren Bruder himmelwärts.

Aller Welt bin ich verbunden,
Allem Leben aufgetan,
Habe neu die Bahn gefunden,
Die mich hält im Weltenplan.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Nächtlicher Weg", written 1920

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nighttime pathway", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2009-04-30
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Word count: 78