Nacht weht mit todentrißnen Fahnen. Schwarze Hüte Gottes Blitz-Ableiter rühren das Meer auf wiegen es wiegen es aus werfen es an den Strand dort wo das Licht die schwarzen Wunden ausgeschnitten hat. Auf der Zunge wird die Welt geschmeckt abgesungen die atmet mit der Jenseitslunge. Auf dem Sieben-Leuchter beten die Plejaden --
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Authorship:
- by Nelly Sachs (1891 - 1970) [author's text not yet checked 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 Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Chassidim tanzen", 1972, published c1973 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Hassids are dancing", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-06
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