At first, in the golden light, was Eros | At first, in the golden light, was Eros

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by Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936)

Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Zuerst war Eros im goldenen Licht

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Zuerst war Eros im goldenen Licht
und wir wurden im Hag
als sein Hochgedicht
am strahlenden Tag
von ihm erschaffen.
 
Wir Vögel, vor den Göttern erwacht,
der Tiefe entstammt,
wir Enkel der Nacht,
vom Tag überflammt,
wir sind die Liebe!

Text Authorship:

by Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936), appears in Worte in Versen [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 Ernst Křenek (1900 - 1991), "Zuerst war Eros im goldenen Licht", op. 68 no. 3 (1931), published 1932 [ coloratura soprano and piano or orchestra (2 flutes and string orchestra) ], from Die Nachtigall für Koloratursopran und Klavier, no. 3, Wien und Leipzig, Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "At first, in the golden light, was Eros", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 40

At first, in the golden light, was Eros

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

At first, in the golden light, was Eros
And we were in the grove
As his noble poem,
On the radiant day
That he had created.

We birds, awakened before the gods,
Originating from the depths,
As grandchildren of Night,
Enflamed by Day,
We are Love!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Kraus (1874 - 1936), appears in Worte in Versen
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This text was added to the website: 2024-03-01
Line count: 10
Word count: 46