Poems

Poems

AuthorsJames Wright, Hermann Hesse
GenrePoetry, Anthology
Original LanguageEnglish, German
First published1971
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NotesPoems is a collection of 31 poems written by the German author Hermann Hesse between 1899 and 1921. They were selected and translated to English by James Wright in 1970 from Die Gedichte (1953). "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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