by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Bleich blickt die föhnige Nacht herein,
Der Mond im Wald will untergehn.
Was zwingt mich doch mit banger Pein
Zu wachen und hinauszusehn?

Ich hab geschlafen und geträumt;
Was hat mir mitten in der Nacht
Gerufen und so bang gemacht,
Als hätt ich Wichtiges versäumt?

Am liebsten liefe ich vom Haus,
Vom Garten, Dorf und Lande fort
Dem Rufe nach, dem Zauberwort,
Und weiter und zur Welt hinaus.

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wakeful night", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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