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Der Schlaf entführte mich in Deine Gärten, In Deinen Traum – die Nacht war wolkenschwarz umwunden – Wie düstere Erden starrten Deine Augenrunden, Und Deine Blicke waren Härten. Und zwischen uns lag eine weite, steife, Tonlose Ebene ....... Und meine Sehnsucht hingegebene, Küßt Deinen Mund, die blassen Lippenstreife.
Text Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Traum", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1905 [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 Wilfried Maria Danner (b. 1956), "Traum", 2016 [ soprano and piano ], from Nachklänge. Tre Ariette nach Gedichten von Else Lasker-Schüler - für Sopran und Klavier, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Evelyn Faltis (1887 - 1937), "Traum", op. 14 (Zwei Lieder) no. 1, published 1931 [ voice and piano ], Berlin: Ries & Erler
Publisher: Certosa Verlag [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Traum", op. 18 (Lieder mit Klavier) no. 3 (1922) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudolf Kornberger (b. 1920), "Traum", 1966-1993 [ voice and piano ], from Meinwärts. Liederzyklus , no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Gregor Scholl (b. 1964), "Traum", 1986-1988 [ mezzo-soprano, violin, clarinet, prepared piano ], from Über glitzernden Kies. Ein Sternentraum für Mezzosopran, Violine, Clarinetten und prepariertes Pianoforte, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Manfred Trojahn (b. 1949), "Traum", 2010, first performed 2010 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from »Dann kam die Nacht«. Sechs Lieder für Mezzosopran und Klavier, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Traum", 1980 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Joel Ayau) , "Dream", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rêve", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Le sommeil m'a enlevée dans ton jardin, dans ton rêve. La nuit était blessée de nuages noirs. Le globe de tes yeux était comme un monde obscur, et ton regard était plus dur. Et entre nous s'étendait une vaste plaine figée, insonore. Et mon désir, sacrifié, embrassait sur ta bouche, tes lèvres blêmes et raidies.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Traum", appears in Der siebente Tag, appears in Meine Wunder, first published 1905
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 55