by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
Translation by Henri Albert (1869 - 1921)
Eins!/ O Mensch! Gib Acht!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Eins!
O Mensch! Gib Acht!
Zwei!
Was spricht, die tiefe Mitternacht?
Drei!
„Ich schlief, ich schlief --,
Vier!
„Aus tiefem Traum bin ich erwacht: --
Fünf!
„Die Welt ist tief,
Sechs!
„Und tiefer als der Tag gedacht.
Sieben!
„Tief ist ihr Weh -,
Acht!
„Lust - tiefer noch als Herzeleid:
Neun!
„Weh spricht: Vergeh!
Zehn!
„Doch alle Lust will Ewigkeit -,
Elf!
„-- will tiefe, tiefe Ewigkeit!“
Zwölf!
L. Foss sets lines 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
G. Mahler sets lines 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Also sprach Zarathustra: ein Buch für Alle und Keinen, Volume 3, Chemnitz, Verlag von Ernst Schmeitzner, 1884, pages 111-112.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), no title, appears in Also sprach Zarathustra [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 Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Das trunkne Lied", op. 22 (Neun Lieder und Gesänge) no. 3 (2006) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lukas Foss (b. 1922), "O Mensch! Gib acht!", 1959-60, published 1961, copyright © 1964, lines 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22 [ soprano and orchestra ], from Time Cycle, no. 4, New York, Carl Fischer [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hans Hermann (1870 - 1931), "Das trunkene Lied", op. 55 no. 6, published <<1905 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, C. F. Kahnt [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lothar Kempter (1844 - 1918), "Um Mitternacht" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marius Felix Lange (b. 1968), "O Mensch! Gib acht!", 1999 [ soprano and string sextet ], from 3 Liebeslieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marius Felix Lange (b. 1968), "O Mensch! Gib acht!", 2007 [ children's chorus ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911), "Zarathustras Mitternachtslied", lines 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22, from Symphony no. 3, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "O Mensch! Gib acht!", op. 201 (2012) [ baritone and organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Zarathustras Rundgesang", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Dichtungen von Friedrich Nietzsche, no. 4, Stockholm, Lundquist [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand Pfohl (1862 - 1949), "Das trunkene Lied", <<1915 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Das trunkene Lied", published 1909 [ medium voice and piano ], from Moderne Dichter I (Heft III of 24 Lieder), no. 18, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Um Mitternacht", op. 13 no. 3 (1935-6) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Wolfes (1892 - 1971), "Das trunkne Lied", 1961 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Das trunkene Lied", 1931 [ baritone and piano ], unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Henri Albert (1869 - 1921) , appears in Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra, in 3. L'autre chant de la danse, no. 3, Paris, Édition du Mercure de France, first published 1903 ; composed by Albert Doyen.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Thomas Common) , no title
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "O uomo! Attento ascolta!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SAN Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्) (Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr) , "एकम्।", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Holger Christian Teipel-Jahr
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 23
Word count: 67
Le chant de Zarathoustra
Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)
O Homme! Prends garde ! Que dit minuit profond ? J'ai dormi, D'un profond sommeil je me suis éveillé : Le monde est profond, et plus profond que ne pensait le jour. Profonde est sa douleur, La joie plus profonde que la peine. La douleur dit: Passe et finis ! Mais toute joie veut l'eternité, Veut la profonde éternité !
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Albert (1869 - 1921), appears in Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra, in 3. L'autre chant de la danse, no. 3, Paris, Édition du Mercure de France, first published 1903 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), no title, appears in Also sprach Zarathustra
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Albert Doyen (1882 - 1935), "Le chant de Zarathoustra ", published 1914 [ medium voice and piano ], from Poème lyrique, sur 6 poésies de : Verhaeren, Vildrac, Nietzche, Spire, Duhamel, Verlaine, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-08
Line count: 11
Word count: 55