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by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)

An Apollon
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es ist am Abend im April.
Der Käfer kriecht ins dichte Moos.
Er hat »so« Angst – die Welt »so« gross!

Die Wirbelwinde hadern mit dem Leben,
Ich halte meine Hände still ergeben
Auf meinem frommbezwungenen Schoss.

Ein Engel spielte sanft auf blauen Tasten,
Langher verklungene Phantasie.
Und alle Bürde meiner Lasten,
Verklärte und entschwerte sie.

Jäh tut mein sehr verwaistes Herz mir weh –
Blutige Fäden spalten seine Stille.
Zwei Augen blicken wund durch ihre Marmorhülle
In meines pochenden Granates See.

Er legte Brand an meines Herzens Lande –
Nicht mal sein Götterlächeln
Liess er mir zum Pfande.

Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "An Apollon", appears in Mein blaues Klavier, in An ihn, first published 1943 [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 Eric Mayr (b. 1962), "An Apollon", 2021, first performed 2022 [ soprano and piano ], from Mein blaues Klavier, 32 Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 33 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "An Apollon", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2022-06-04
Line count: 17
Word count: 99

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