© by Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012)
Selim und der Wind
Language: German (Deutsch)
Selim der Seefahrer steuerbord ruht [ ... ]
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Note: stanza 4, lines 1-6 ("Schreckliche . . . Höllenbroden") is a quotation from Goethe´s Die erste Walpurgisnacht, stanza 11, lines 2-7.
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012), copyright ©
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012), "Selim und der Wind", 1999, first performed 1999 [ tenor and piano ], from Sechs Gesänge aus dem Arabischen, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2025-01-04
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Word count: 179