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Es singt in tiefem Tone In mir, so schwer und an Gold so reich, Ich bin einem [mächtigen Herrn]1 gleich, Ein König in Mantel und Krone. Lehnt stumm die Nacht an die Scheiben, Dann singt mir der Goldlaut durch Herz und Hirn, Verschlingt die Gedanken von Firn zu Firn Hinaus [in das]2 Weltentreiben, [Und]3 trägt mich zu fremden Borden, Wo Sterne im Reigen beisammen stehn. Es will mir das Herz vor Glück [fastvergehen]4, Zu [brausenden, langen]5 Akkorden.
Copied from Die Lyrik des Auslandes in neuerer Zeit, ed. Hans Bethge, Leipzig: Max Hesses Verlag, 1907, page 260.
1 Marx: "mächtgen Herren"
2 Marx: "ins"
3 Marx: "Das"
4 Marx: "vergehen"
5 Marx: "langen brausenden"
Text Authorship:
- by Heinrich Goebel (1870 - 1956), "Der Ton" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Tonen"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Marx (1882 - 1964), "Der Ton", 1911, published 1911 [ medium voice, piano ], in Lieder und Gesänge, II. Folge, Nr.8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The sound", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Susana Martin Dudoignon) , "El sonido", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-26
Line count: 12
Word count: 83
Within me there sings with a deep tone, So weightily and so rich with gold. I am like a mighty lord, A king in robe and crown. When night leans mutely against the windowpanes, Then the golden sound sings through my heart and my mind, Swallowing my thoughts from one of the snows of yesteryear to another Out into the bustle of the world. [And]1 carries me to foreign shores, Where the stars stand together in a dance. My heart [almost]2 wants to dissolve for happiness, [Dissolve] into [stormy, long]3 chords.
1 Marx: "It"
2 omitted by Marx
3 Marx: "long stormy"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2012 by Sharon Krebs, (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 Heinrich Goebel (1870 - 1956), "Der Ton"
Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Tonen"
This text was added to the website: 2012-08-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 94