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Euch ruf ich über das Gefild herein Vom langsamen Gewölk, ihr heißen Strahlen Des Mittags, ihr Gereiftesten, daß ich An Euch den neuen Lebenstag erkenne. Denn anders ist's wie sonst! vorbei, vorbei Das menschliche Bekümmernis! Als wüchsen Mir Schwingen an, so ist mir wohl und leicht. Du rufst, du ziehst mich nah und näher an, Vergessenheit -- o wie ein glücklich Segel Bin ich vom Ufer los, des Lebens Welle Trägt mich wie von selbst, Und wenn die Wogenreichste ihren Arm, Die Mutter, um mich breitet, o was möcht' Ich fürchten. Zauberische, furchtbare Flamme! Lebendig wirst du mir und offenbar, Du wirst mir helle. Nein, ich fürcht es nicht. Denn sterben will ich ja, mein Recht ist dies. Hinab, hinab, ihr klagenden Gedanken! Sorgfältig Herz, ich brauche dich nun nimmer. Und hier ist kein Bedenken. Es ruft Der Gott.
Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), appears in Der Tod des Empedokles [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 Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Monolog II", 1971 [ baritone and orchestra or piano ], from Drei Monologe des Empedokles, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Monologue II", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-24
Line count: 21
Word count: 138
You I call in across the fields from the slow-moving clouds, you hot rays of noon, you the most matured, so that by you I can recognize my life's new day. For all is different now! Gone, gone are human cares! As if I were growing wings, so well and light I feel. You call, you draw me nearer and nearer, Forgetfulness -- O like a happy sail I pull away from the shore; life's current carries me by its own power, and when the richest of waves, the Mother, spreads her arm around me, oh, what should I fear? Magical, frightful flame! You grow alive to me and manifest, you become clear. No, I have no fear. For I wish to die, it is my right. Down, down, complaining thoughts! Cautious heart, I need you no longer now. And here is no hesitation. The god is calling!
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), appears in Der Tod des Empedokles
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-24
Line count: 21
Word count: 147
