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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Jedem werke bin ich fürder tot
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE ITA
Jedem werke bin ich fürder tot.
Dich mir nahzurufen mit den sinnen ·
Neue reden mit dir auszuspinnen ·
Dienst und lohn gewährung und verbot ·
Von allen dingen ist nur dieses not
Und weinen dass die bilder immer fliehen
Die in schöner finsternis gediehen –
Wann der kalte klare morgen droht.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, page 105.


Text Authorship:

  • by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Jedem werke bin ich fürder tot", op. 15 no. 6 (1908-9), from Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Per a qualsevol esforç estic des d'ara com mort", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "I am henceforth dead to every deed", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ad ogni altra impresa sono, d'ora in poi, defunto", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 52

I am henceforth dead to every deed
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
I am henceforth dead to every deed.
To call you near to me with my senses,
To weave new conversations with you,
Service and recompense, permission and forbiddance,
Of all things only this is necessary,
And weeping that the images ever flit away,
[The images] that flourished in beautiful darkness -
When the cold, clear morning threatens.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2017 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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