by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Novembertag
Language: German (Deutsch)
Nebel hängt wie Rauch ums Haus, Drängt die Welt nach innen. Ohne Not geht niemand aus, Alles fällt in Sinnen. Leiser wird die Hand, der Mund, Stiller die Gebärde. Heimlich, wie auf Meeresgrund Träumen Mensch und Erde.
Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Novembertag", appears in Einkehr, in Herbst [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- by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Novembertag", 1917 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Novembertag" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Novembertag", op. 172 no. 3 (2009) [ voice and piano ], from Vier Herbstlieder nach Christian Morgenstern, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "November day", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Jour de novembre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 37