by Alma Mahler (1879 - 1964)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Today I realized something very strange
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Today I realized something very strange. – I am not happy – and not unhappy. It came to me suddenly that I am living what only appears to be a life. I hold so much inside of me, I am not free – I suffer – but I don’t know why or what for. My ship is in the harbor, but it has sprung a leak.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alma Mahler (1879 - 1964) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mohammed Fairouz (b. 1985), "Today I realized something very strange", 2011 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Jeder Mensch, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-09
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Word count: 66