by
Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
Liebeslied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Ich singe von deinem seidenen Schuh
Und von deinem rauschenden Kleid,
Ich träume dich jede Nacht, o du,
Meine Böse, mein Herzeleid!
Ich weiß keinen Namen als deinen,
Ich kann um keinen Schmerz
Und um keine Lust mehr weinen,
Als um dich allein, mein Herz.
Ich will kein Glück mehr kennen
Und keine andere Not,
Als um dich in Sehnsucht brennen -
O du, warum bist du tot?
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Confirmed with Hermann Hesse, Sämtliche Werke, herausgegeben von Volker Michels, Band 10 Die Gedichte, bearbeitet von Peter Huber, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp Verlag, 2002, page 152.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Love song", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson d'amour", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2009-04-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 68
Chanson d'amour
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Je chante ton soulier de soie
Et ta robe froufroutante,
Je rêve de toi chaque nuit, ô toi,
Ma méchante, souffrance de mon cœur !
Je ne connais d'autre nom que le tien,
Aucune douleur,
Aucun plaisir ne me fais plus pleurer,
Seule toi, mon cœur.
Je ne connaîtrai plus d'autre bonheur,
Ni d'autre détresse,
Que de brûler de désir pour toi –
Ô toi, pourquoi es-tu morte !
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebeslied", subtitle: "(1908)", written 1908
This text was added to the website: 2017-03-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 69