Der den Sterngang maß mit...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der den Sterngang maß mit Menschenzeichen,
Kühnen Griffes ihrer Ordnung Zahl
Baute ein in den Figurensaal,
In die Gleichniswölbung von kristallnen Reichen,
Sass, den Schlüssel auf den Demutshänden,
Er, der Magier, im Zauberschloß,
Da aus Höh und Tiefe löste los
Goldner Ton sich ab des Raumes Wänden.
Und er spürte großen Wunders Walten:
Stern und Sonn und Erde läg zerschellt,
Stückwerk bräche, nicht im Bild gehalten,
Von dem [heilgen]1 Nachhall undurchhellt
Jenes "Wortes", das ihm gab Gestalten.
Menschenmund noch tönt vom Sang der Welt.
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Confirmed with Hans Heinrich Ehrler, Gesicht und Antlitz: Neue Gedichte, Gotha: Leopold Klotz Verlag, 1928, page 63.
1 Reutter: "heiligen"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "Harmonia mundi ", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: John H. Campbell , Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 85
He who with human signs measured the...
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
He who with human signs measured the paths of the stars,
With a bold grasp he built the multitude
Of their order into the hall of figures,
Into the parable-like arcs of crystalline realms,
Sat, the key upon his humble hands,
He, the magician, in the enchanted castle,
Where from height and depth golden tones
Detached themselves from the walls of the universe.
And he discerned the workings of great wonders:
Star and sun and earth would lie splintered,
Piecework would break, not contained in the image,
Unilluminated by the holy echo
Of that "Word" which gave him figures.
Human lips still sound from the singing of the world.
Subtitle: "Harmonia mundi "
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Translations of title(s):
"Johann Kepler" = "Johann Kepler"
"Johann Kepler. Harmonia mundi" = "Johann Kepler. Harmonia mundi "
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2022 by Sharon Krebs, (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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Word count: 109
