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Aus den Trümmern einer hohen Schönheit Laß mich bauen einen tiefen Schmerz. Weinen laß mich aus den tiefsten Schmerzen Eine Träne, wie nur Männer weinen. Und dann geh! Und nimm noch ein Gedenken heißer Liebe, Freudig dir geschenkt; Ewig mein bleibt, was du mir gelassen; Meiner Wehmut sternloses Dunkel. Und dann geh! Und laß mich stumm erstarren; Du zieh fürder deine helle Bahn, Stern der Sterne! frage nicht nach Leichen! Sieh', mir naht der hehr'ste Göttertröster, Meine selbstgebor'ne Urgewalt. Tief in mir die alte Nacht der Nächte Weitet sich zur großen Weltumnachtung. Der Alleinheit schwere Trümmer, Schmerzen wachsen, wachsen zur Unendlichkeit. Sieh! Ich selber werde Nacht und Schönheit. Allumfassend unbegrenztes Weh! Ziehe weiter, heller Stern der Sterne. Unerkannt, wie meine große Liebe; Dunkel schweigend, wie die großen Schmerzen, Wo du wendest, wo du siegend leuchtest, Stets umwogt dich meine große Nacht!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Abschied", op. 1 (2 Gesänge) no. 2 (1898) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Parting", copyright © 2023
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 26
Word count: 141
From the wreckage of a sublime beauty Let me build a profound pain. From the deepest sorrows let me shed One tear, as only men weep. And then go! And take then a remembrance of passionate love, Joyfully given to you; What you left me remains eternally mine; The starless darkness of my melancholy. And then go! And let me silently grow numb While you continue on your shining course, Star of stars! Ask not after corpses! See! The most sublime solace of the gods draws closer, My self-born, primal power. Deep within me the ancient night of nights Widens into vast, world-engulfing desolation. From the heavy ruins of loneliness Pain swells, reaching into eternity. See! I myself become night and beauty. All-embracing, unlimited woe! Continue onward, bright star of stars. Unrecognized, like my great love; Darkly silent, like my great sorrows, Wherever you turn, wherever you shine triumphantly, My enormous night will always surround you!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2023 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl von Levetzow (1871 - 1945)
This text was added to the website: 2023-07-09
Line count: 26
Word count: 156