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[Zu grausem]1 Abendmahle Beim Blendeglanz des Goldes, Beim Flackerschein der Kerzen, Naht [sich Pierrot dem Altar.]2 Die Hand, die gottgeweihte, Zerreißt die Priesterkleider -- Zu grausem Abendmahle Beim Blendeglanz des Goldes. Mit segnender Geberde Zeigt er den bangen Seelen Die triefend rothe Hostie -- Sein Herz in blut'gen Fingern, Zu grausem Abendmahle.
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View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Nord und Süd. Eine deutsche Monatschrift, Sechsundfünfzigster Band, ed. by Paul Lindau, Breslau, Schlesische Buchdruckerei, Kunst- und Verlags-Anstalt vormals S. Schottlaender, 1891, page 271, in a section titled Mondrondels aus dem "Pierrot Lunaire".
Note: modernized spelling would change "Geberde" to "Gebärde" and "rothe" to "rote".
1 Pfohl: "Zum grausen"; further changes may exist not shown above.2 Schoenberg: "dem Altar - Pierrot!"
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), no title, appears in Pierrot lunaire [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Messe rouge", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ferdinand Pfohl (1862 - 1949), "Visïon", op. 4 no. 5, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Mondrondels. Phantastische Scenen aus "Pierrot Lunaire" von A. Giraud, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 5, Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Rote Messe", op. 21 no. 11 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Rote Messe", 1905?, published 1905 [ medium voice and piano ], from Pierrot lunaire, Dichtungen von A. Giraud ins deutstche übertragen von O. E. Hartleben, no. 31, München, Heinrich Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yen-Chiang Che) , "紅色彌撒", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , "Red mass", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Messe rouge", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Messa di sangue", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Raud messe", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 52
Pour la communion lugubre, Dans les rayons éblouissants des ors, Dans la lumière vacillante des cierges, S'approche de l'autel -- Pierrot ! Sa main, consacrée à Dieu, Déchire les vêtements sacerdotaux prêtre Pour la communion lugubre, Dans les rayons éblouissants des ors, Avec un geste de bénédiction Il montre aux âmes effrayées L'hostie rouge ruisselante : Son cœur -- dans ses doigts ensanglantés -- Pour la communion lugubre.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), no title, appears in Pierrot lunaire
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Messe rouge", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 63