Consell | No, jovencell, cerca tu sol

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by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Rat

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Nein, Junge, suche du allein
Den Weg und laß mich weitergehen!
Mein Weg ist weit und mühevoll
Und führt durch Dornen, Nacht und Wehen.

Geh lieber mit den andern dort!
Der Weg ist glatt und viel betreten,
Ich will in meiner Einsamkeit
Auch fürder einsam sein und beten.

Und siehst du mich auf Bergen stehen,
Beneid mich nicht um meine Flügel!
Du wähnst mich hoch und himmelnah -
Ich seh, der Berg war nur ein Hügel.

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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 31.

Text Authorship:

by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Rat", written 1898, first published 1898 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by K. E. Hoffmann , "Rat" [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Hermann Hesse-Lieder, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Advice", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Conseil", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-14
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Word count: 75

Consell

Language: Catalan (Català) after the German (Deutsch)

No, jovencell, cerca tu sol
el teu camí i deixa’m seguir el meu!
El meu camí és llarg i penós
i passa a través d’espines, en la nit i el vent.

Més val que vagis allà amb els altres!
El camí és planer i ben concorregut,
jo vull, en la meva solitud,
seguir estant sol i pregar.

I si em veus damunt les muntanyes,
no envegis pas les meves ales!
T’afigures que sóc molt amunt i prop del cel –
Jo veig que la muntanya era tan sols un tossal.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2025 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Rat", written 1898, first published 1898
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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-15
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