Unfathomably foreign and far away

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Jugendheimat

(Sung text for setting by J. Wetzel)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Unbegreiflich fremd und ferne
Blickt die Jugendheimat her,
Ihre Sonnen, ihre Sterne
Leuchten meinem Weg nicht mehr.
Ihre Freuden und Beschwerden
Heute Lied und Sage sind,
Ihre Namen und Gebärden
Kaum noch Blätterspiel im Wind.
 ... 
Ihre Runen werden bleicher,
Ihre Töne fern und zart,
Doch sie hat in zauberreicher
Anmut ewige Gegenwart.

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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8,17-20 of the original text.

Composition:

Justus Hermann Wetzel

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Wiederlesen von 'Heumond' und 'Schön ist die Jugend'", written 1944

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Homeland of youth

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Wetzel)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Unfathomably foreign and far away
The homeland of youth gazes toward me,
Its suns, its stars
No longer shine upon my way.
Its joys and burdens
Are song and legend now,
Its names and gestures
Are barely even the play of leaves in the wind.
 ... 
Its runes are becoming paler,
Its sounds distant and delicate,
But in magical charm and beauty
It has an eternal presence.

Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-8,17-20 of the original text.

Translated titles:
"Beim Wiederlesen von "Heumond" und "Schön ist die Jugend"" = "Upon rereading “Heumond (July)” and "Schön ist die Jugend (Youth is Lovely)""
"Jugendheimat" = "Homeland of youth"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Beim Wiederlesen von 'Heumond' und 'Schön ist die Jugend'", written 1944
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