Deine Füße wußten wenig von der Erde Sie wanderten auf einer Sarabande Bis zum Rande — Denn Sehnsucht war deine Gebärde. Wo du schliefst, da schlief ein Schmetterling Der Verwandlung sichtbarstes Zeichen, Wie bald solltest du ihn erreichen Raupe und Puppe und schon ein Ding — In Gottes Hand Licht wird aus Sand
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Confirmed with Nelly Sachs, Fahrt Ins Staublose, Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp, 1961, p.39
Text Authorship:
- by Nelly Sachs (1891 - 1970), "Die Tänzerin" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Alice Samter (1908 - 2004), "Die Tänzerin", 1972 [ soprano, flute, clarinet and piano ], from Tänzerinnen, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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