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by Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936)

Verwandlung
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Stimme im Herbst verzichtend über dern Grab
auf deine Welt, du blasse Schwester des Monds,
süsse Verlobte des klagenden Windes,
schwebend enter fliehenden Sternen --

raffte der Ruf des Geist's dich empor zu dir selbst?
Nahm ein Wüstensturm dich in dein Leben zurück?
Siehe, so führt ein erstes Menschenpaar
wieder ein Gott auf die heilige Insel!

Heute ist Frühling. Zitternder Bote des Glücks,
kam durch den Winter der Welt der goldene Falter.
Oh knieet, segnet, hört wie die Erde schweigt.
Sie allein weiß um Opfer und Thräne.

Text Authorship:

  • by Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936), "Verwandlung" [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 Dora Pejačević (1885 - 1923), "Verwandlung", op. 37a (1915) [voice and piano], voice, organ, and violin [ sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Dora Pejačević (1885 - 1923), "Verwandlung", op. 37b (1915) [voice and piano], voice and orchestra [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Transformation", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-02-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 86

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