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Der Mond, ein blankes Türkenschwert Auf einem schwarzen Seidenkissen, Gespenstisch groß - dräut er hinab Durch schmerzendunkle Nacht. Pierrot irrt ohne Rast umher Und starrt empor in Todesängsten Zum Mond, dem blanken Türkenschwert Auf einem schwarzen Seidenkissen. Es schlottern unter ihm die Knie, Ohnmächtig bricht er jäh zusammen. Er wähnt: es sause strafend schon Auf seinen Sünderhals hernieder Der Mond, das blanke Türkenschwert.
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Enthauptung", appears in Pierrot lunaire [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Décollation", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
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), "Enthauptung", op. 21 no. 13 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 13 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Enthauptung", 1905?, published 1905 [ medium voice and piano ], from Pierrot lunaire, Dichtungen von A. Giraud ins deutstche übertragen von O. E. Hartleben, no. 15, München, Heinrich Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yan-Jiang Che) , "斬首", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , "Beheading", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Décapitation", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Decapitazione", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Halshugging", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 62
La luna, scimitarra splendente, adagiata su un nero cuscino di seta, spettro gigantesco - guarda minacciosa in basso nella notte di dolore e di tenebra. Intorno si aggira, Pierrot, senza sosta e, in preda ad angoscia mortale, fissa la luna, scimitarra splendente, adagiata su un nero cuscino di seta. Sta tremando fino alle ginocchia, che senza forza cedono insieme. Gli sembra che, per punirlo, sibilando gli stia calando sul collo la luna, scimitarra splendente.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2009 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Enthauptung", appears in Pierrot lunaire
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Décollation", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-02
Line count: 13
Word count: 73