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Tänzerinnen

Song Cycle by Alice Samter (1908 - 2004)

1. Die Tänzerin  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
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

Text Authorship:

  • by Nelly Sachs (1891 - 1970), "Die Tänzerin"

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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Confirmed with Nelly Sachs, Fahrt Ins Staublose, Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp, 1961, p.39


Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

2. Mein Tanzlied  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Aus mir braust finst're Tanzmusik
Meine Seele kracht in tausend Stücken!
Der Teufel holt sich mein Missgeschick
Um es ans brandige Herz zu drücken.

Die Rosen fliegen mir aus dem Haar
Und mein Leben saust nach allen Seiten,
So tanz' ich schon seit tausend Jahr,
Seit meiner ersten Ewigkeiten

Text Authorship:

  • by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Mein Tanzlied", appears in Styx, Gedichte, Axel Juncker Berlin, first published 1902

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma chanson de danse", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]

3. Tanz im Grase

Language: German (Deutsch) 
— This text is not currently
in the database but will be added
as soon as we obtain it. —

Text Authorship:

  • by Georg von der Vring (1889 - 1968)

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Total word count: 102
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