Zur Blindheit über- redete Augen. Ihre – „ein Rätsel ist Rein- entsprungenes“ –, ihre Erinnerung an schwimmende Hölderlintürme, möwen- umschwirrt. Besuche ertrunkener Schreiner bei diesen tauchenden Worten: Käme, käme ein Mensch, käme ein Mensch zur Welt, heute, mit dem Lichtbart der Patriarchen: er dürfte, spräch er von dieser Zeit, er dürfte nur lallen und lallen, immer-, immer- zuzu. („Pallaksch, Pallaksch.“)
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan [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 György Kurtág (b. 1926), "Tübingen, Jänner", op. 35a no. 6 (1997) [ baritone ], from Hölderlin-Gesänge, no. 6, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2025-01-15
Line count: 23
Word count: 60