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Song Cycle by Aribert Reimann (b. 1936)

Gedichte aus Atemwende von Paul Celan

1. Einmal, da hörte ich ihn
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
EINMAL,
da hörte ich ihn,
da wunsch er die Welt,
ungesehn, nachtlang,
wirklich.

Eins und Unendlich,
vernichtet,
ichten.

Licht war. Rettung.

Text Authorship:

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

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2. Aschenglorie hinter deinen
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
ASCHENGLORIE hinter
deinen erschüttert-verknoten
Händen und Dreiweg.

Pontisches Einstmals: hier,
ein Tropfen,
auf
dem ertrunkenen Ruderblatt,
tief
im versteinerten Schwur, 
rauscht es auf.

(Auf dem senkrechten
Atemseil, damals, 
höher als oben,
zwischen zwei Schmerzknoten, während
der blanke
Taterenmond zu uns heraufklomm,
grub ich mich in dich und in dich.)

Aschen-
glorie hinter
euch Dreiweg-
Händen.

Das vor euch,
vom Osten her,
Hingewürfelte,
furchtbar.

Niemand zeugt für den
Zeugen.

Text Authorship:

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

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3. Am weissen Gebetriemen
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
AM WEISSEN GEBETRIEMEN - der
Herr dieser Stunde
war
ein Wintergeschöpf, ihm
zulieb
geschah, was geschah - 
biß sich mein kletternder Mund fest, noch einmal,
als er dich suchte, Rauchspur
du, droben,
in Frauengestalt,
du auf der Reise zu meinen
Feuergedanken im Schwarzkies
jenseits der Spaltworte, durch
die ich dich gehn sah, hoch-
beinig und
den schwerlippigen eignen
Kopf
auf dem von meinen
tödlich genauen 
Händen 
lebendigen Körper.

Sag deinen dich
bis in die Schluchten hinein-
begleitenden Fingern, wie
ich dich kannte, wie weit
ich dich ins Tiefe stieß, wo
dich mein bitterster Traum
herzher beschlief, im Bett
meines unablösbaren Namens.

Text Authorship:

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

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4. Du darfst mich getrost
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
DU DARFST mich getrost
mit Schnee bewirten:
sooft ich Schulter an Schulter
mit dem Maulbeerbaum schritt durch den Sommer,
schrie sein jüngstes
Blatt.

Text Authorship:

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

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5. Hinterm kohlgezinkten Schlaf
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
HINTERM  KOHLGEZINKTEN Schlaf
- man kennt unsre Kate - 
wo uns der Traumkamm schwoll, feurig, trotz allem,
und ich die Goldnägel trieb in unser
nebenher sargschön
schwimmendes Morgen,

da schnellten die Ruten königlich vor unserm Aug,
Wasser kam, Wasser, 
bissig
gruben sich Kähne voran durch die Großsekunde Gedächtnis,
es trieb das Getier mit den Schlamm-Mäulern um uns
- so viel
fing noch kein Himmel - 
was warst du, Zerrissene, doch
wieder für eine Reuse! -, trieb das Getier, das Getier.

Salzhorizonte
bauten an unsern Blicken, es wuchs ein Gebirg
weit hinaus in die Schlucht,
in der meine Welt die deine
aufbot, für immer.

Text Authorship:

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

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6. Fadensonnen über der grauschwarzen Ödnis
 (Sung text)

Language: German (Deutsch) 
FADENSONNEN
über der grauschwarzen Ödnis
Ein baum -
hoher Gedanke
greift sich den Lichtton: es sind
noch Lieder zu singen jenseits
der Menschen.

Text Authorship:

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

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Total word count: 333
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