Allein / Hermann Hesse

ALLEIN

Es führen über die Erde
Strassen und Wege viel,
Aber alle haben
Dasselbe Ziel.

Du kannst reiten und fahren
Zu zwein und zu drein,
Den letzten Schritt
Mußt du gehen allein.

Drum ist kein Wissen
Noch Können so gut,
Als daß man alles Schwere
Alleine tut.

Hermann Hesse





ALONE

Across the Earth are leading
many a road and bend,
yet all are speeding
to the selfsame end.

Be you riding or driving
as twosome or three,
the last of your steps
belongs but to thee.

For skill's not as valid,
nor all that is known,
as tackling the difficult
stuff by your own.

Hermann Hesse

Translated from German by Walter Aue





ALONE

There lead over the earth
Streets and ways many,
But all have
The same goal.

You can ride and travel
By two and by three,
(But) the last step
You must go alone.

So there is no knowledge
Nor skill / ability so good,
But that one everything difficult
(must) alone do.

Hermann Hesse





YALNIZ

Yeryüzünde birçok
Yol ve sokak vardır,
Fakat hepsinin
Varacağı yer aynıdır.

Gezip dolaşırken türlü şekilde
İki ya da üç kişi olursun;
Son adımı ise
Yalnız atmaya mecbursun.

Bu yüzden çok faydalı değildir
Hiçbir yeti, hiçbir bilgi,
Yalnız başına yaptıktan sonra
Zor olan her bir şeyi.

Hermann Hesse

Çeviri: Hilmi Tezgör - (Altıkırkbeş Yayınları, 1993)

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