Ekstase

Gott, in deine Himmel sind mir aufgetan,
und deine Wunder liegen vor mir da
Wie Maienwiesen, drauf die Sonne scheint.

Du bist die Sonne, Gott, ich bin bei dir,
Ich seh mich selber in den Himmel gehn.
Es braust das Licht in mir wie ein Choral.

Da breit' ich Wandrer meine Arme aus
und in das Licht verweh ich wie die Nacht,
die in die Morgenrötenblust vergeht.

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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Authorship

• by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Ekstase", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Gedichte, in Bilder und Traeume [ 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 Alma Mahler (1879 - 1964), "Ekstase", published 1924, from Fünf Gesänge, no. 2. [
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "Ecstasy", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Extase", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Extase

Dieu, dans ton ciel j'ai été faite
Et tes merveilles sont posées devant moi
Comme des prairies en mai, sur lesquelles le soleil brille.

Tu es le soleil, Dieu, je suis près de toi,
Je me vois moi-même marcher dans les cieux.
La lumière se répand en moi comme un choral.

Là je voyage et j'étends mes bras
Et je me dissous dans la lumière comme la nuit
Qui disparaît dans la rougeur du matin.

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• a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865 - 1910), "Ekstase", appears in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und Sprüche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900, in Gedichte, in Bilder und Traeume ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Alma Mahler. Go to the text.

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