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Eingedunkelt

Song Cycle by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936)

1.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
WIRFST DU
den beschrifteten
Ankerstein aus?

Mich hält hier nichts,

nicht die Nacht der Lebendigen,
nicht die Nacht der Unbändigen,
nicht die Nacht der Wendigen,

Komm, wälz mit mir den Türstein
vors Unbezwungene Zelt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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2.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
DEUTLICH, weithin, das offne
Umklammerungszeichen,

Entlassen die Liebenden,
auch aus der Ulmwurzel-Haft,

Schwarz-
züngiges, reif, am Sterben,
wird abermals laut, Beglänztes 
rückt näher.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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3.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
ÜBER DIE KÖPFE
hinweggewuchtet
das Zeichen, traumstark entbrannt
am Ort, den es nannte.

Jetzt:
Mit dem Sandblatt winken,
bis der Himmel
raucht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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4.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
ANGEFOCHTENER STEIN,
grüngrau, entlassen
ins Enge.

Enthökerte Glutmonde
leuchten
das Kleinstück Welt aus:

das also warst du
auch.

In den Gedächtnislücken
stehn die eigenmächtigen Kerzen
und sprechen Gewalt zu.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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5.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
BEDENKENLOS,
den Vernebelungen zuwider,
glüht sich der hängende Leuchter
nach unten, zu uns

Vielarmiger Brand,
sucht jetzt sein Eisen, hört,
woher, aus Menschenhautnähe,
ein Zischen,

findet,
verliert,

schroff
liest sich, minutenlang,
die schwere,
schimmernde 
Weisung.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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6.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
NACH DEM LICHTVERZICHT:
der vom Botengang helle,
hallende Tag.

Die blühselige Botschaft,
schriller und schriller,
findet zum blutenden Ohr.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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7.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
EINGEDUNKELT
die Schüßelgewalt.
Der Stoßzahn regiert,
von der Kreidespur her,
gegen die Welt-
sekunde.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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8.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
VOM HOCHSEIL herab-
gezwungen, ermißt du,
was zu gewärtigen ist
von soviel Gaben,

Käsig-weißes Gesicht
dessen, der über uns herfällt,

Setzt die Leuchtzeiger ein,
die Leucht-ziffern,

Sogleich, nach Menschenart,
mischt sich das Dunkel hinzu,
das du herauserkennst

aus all diesen 
unbußfertigen, unbotmäßigen
Spielen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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9.
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
FÜLL DIE ÖDNIS in die Augensäcke,
den Opferruf, die Salzflut,

komm mit mir zu Atem
und drüber hinaus.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

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Total word count: 237
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