Und Metatron, der höchste aller Engel, fünfhundert Meilen hoch, und schlägt das Rad aus Lichtgefilder und lässt Musik daran die Welten hängen, klingen, der Liebe Inbegriff! So tief misst Sehnsucht aus der Worte Meer, bis das Gestrahle aufbricht – und Leben hinnaht Mit dem Wundenmale –
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Authorship:
- by Nelly Sachs (1891 - 1970), no title [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 Wladimir Rudolfowitsch Vogel (1896 - 1984), "Und Metatron", VWV 61 no. 3 (1965-1966), first performed 1968 [ voice and string trio ], from 5 Lieder nach Texten von Nelly Sachs, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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