 But, his friendship with Leopold Schefer, an older and more prestigious poet, resulted in Schefer releasing two series of beautiful poems, written in his youth, anonymously to the public; Waldau edited these collections, "Hafis in Hellas" and "Koran der Liebe", in Hamburg 1853 resp.1855.Unexpectedly, Waldau died at the age of 30 at Tscheidt.