Poems (Hesse) - Contents

Contents

Each translated poem in this volume appears alongside the original German text. The poems, with the year they were written, are:

  • "I Know, You Walk" / "Ich weiß, du gehst" (1899)
  • "Across the Fields ..." / "Über die Felder ..." (1902)
  • "Elizabeth" / "Elisabeth" (1902)
  • "Ravenna (1)" / "Ravenna (1)" (1902)
  • "Ravenna (2)" / "Ravenna (2)" (1902)
  • "Lonesome Night" / "Einsame Nacht" (1902)
  • "A Swarm of Gnats" / "Mückenschwarm" (1911)
  • "The Poet" / "Der Dichter" (1911)
  • "Mountains at Night" / "Berge in der Nacht" (1911)
  • "At Night on the High Seas" / "Bei Nacht" (1911)
  • "To a Chinese Girl Singing" / "An eine Chinesische Sängerin" (1915)
  • "Departure from the Jungle" / "Abschied vom Urwald" (1915)
  • "Evil Time" / "Böse Zeit" (1911)
  • "On a Journey" / "Auf Wanderung" (1911)
  • "Night" / "Wohl Lieb ich die Finstre Nacht" (1911)
  • "Destiny" / "Schicksal" (1911)
  • "Ode to Hölderlin" / "Ode an Hölderlin" (1911)
  • "Childhood" / "Die Kindheit" (1915)
  • "Lying in Grass" / "Im Grase Liegend" (1915)
  • "How Heavy the Days ..." / "Wie Sind die Tage ..." (1911)
  • "In a Collection of Egyptian Sculptures" / "In einer Sammlung Ägyptischer Bildwerke" (1915)
  • "Without You" / "Ohne Dich" (1915)
  • "The First Flowers" / "Die Ersten Blumen" (1915)
  • "Spring Day" / "Frühlingstag" (1915)
  • "Holiday Music in the Evening" / "Feierliche Abendmusik" (1911)
  • "Thinking of a Friend at Night" / "Denken an den Freund bei Nacht" (1915)
  • "Autumn Day" / "Herbsttag" (1915)
  • "To Children" / "Den Kindern" (1915)
  • "Flowers, Too" / "Auch die Blumen" (1911)
  • "Uneasiness in the Night" / "Angst in der Nacht" (1911)
  • "All Deaths" / "Alle Tode" (1921)

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