Hermann Hesse: "Oh, seandainya aku punya teman saat ini, seorang teman...

"Oh, seandainya aku punya teman saat ini, seorang teman di ruang loteng, bermimpi dengan cahaya lilin dan dengan biola yang siap di tangannya! Betapa seharusnya aku menyelinap ke arahnya di saat sepi, tanpa suara menaiki tangga yang berkelok-kelok untuk mengejutkannya, dan kemudian dengan pembicaraan dan musik kita seharusnya mengadakan festival surgawi sepanjang malam!"

--- Hermann Hesse

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Oh, if I had had a friend at this moment, a friend in an attic room, dreaming by candlelight and with a violin lying ready at his hand! How I should have slipped up to him in his quiet hour, noiselessly climbing the winding stair to take him by surprise, and then with talk and music we should have held heavenly festival throughout the night!