Es ist so lange her [ ... ]
My Dark Hands = Mein dunklen Hände
Song Cycle by Günter Raphael (1903 - 1960)
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?. Da ich älter wurde [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship
- by Paridam von dem Knesebeck , "Da ich älter wurde", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Eva Hesse (b. 1925), "Da ich älter wurde", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "As I grew older", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926, copyright ©
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1. As I grew older [sung text not yet checked]
It was a long time ago [ ... ]
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- by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "As I grew older", appears in The Weary Blues, first published 1926, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with: Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, herausgegeben und übertragen von Eva Hesse und Paridam von dem Knesebeck, München: Nymphenburger Verlag, 1953, pages 6 and 8.
2. Snail [sung text not yet checked]
Little snail [ ... ]
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- by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Snail", appears in Fields of Wonder, first published 1947, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. Die Schnecke [sung text not yet checked]
Kleine Schnecke [ ... ]
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- by Paridam von dem Knesebeck , "Die Schnecke", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Eva Hesse (b. 1925), "Die Schnecke", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Snail", appears in Fields of Wonder, first published 1947, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, herausgegeben und übertragen von Eva Hesse und Paridam von dem Knesebeck, München: Nymphenburger Verlag, 1953, page 61.
3. Minstrel man [sung text not yet checked]
Because my mouth [ ... ]
Authorship
- by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Minstrel man", appears in The Dream Keeper and Other Poems, first published 1932, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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3. Bänkelsänger [sung text not yet checked]
Nur weil mein Mund [ ... ]
Authorship
- by Paridam von dem Knesebeck , "Bänkelsänger", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Eva Hesse (b. 1925), "Bänkelsänger", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Minstrel man", appears in The Dream Keeper and Other Poems, first published 1932, copyright ©
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Confirmed with Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, herausgegeben und übertragen von Eva Hesse und Paridam von dem Knesebeck, München: Nymphenburger Verlag, 1953, page 25.
1 Reutter: "Vom"2 Reutter: "mein"
4. Desert [sung text not yet checked]
Anybody/ Better than [ ... ]
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- by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Desert", appears in Fields of Wonder, in Border Line, no. 15, first published 1947, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.4. Wüste [sung text not yet checked]
Irgendwer/ Ist besser als [ ... ]
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- by Paridam von dem Knesebeck , "Wüste", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Eva Hesse (b. 1925), "Wüste", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Desert", appears in Fields of Wonder, in Border Line, no. 15, first published 1947, copyright ©
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5. Drum [sung text not yet checked]
Bear in mind [ ... ]
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- by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Drum", first published <<1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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5. Trommel [sung text not yet checked]
Wisse, Herz [ ... ]
Authorship
- by Paridam von dem Knesebeck , "Trommel", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Eva Hesse (b. 1925), "Trommel", appears in Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in English by (James Mercer) Langston Hughes (1902 - 1967), "Drum", first published <<1953, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Confirmed with Mein dunklen Hände. Moderne Negerlyrik in Original und Nachdichtung, herausgegeben und übertragen von Eva Hesse und Paridam von dem Knesebeck, München: Nymphenburger Verlag, 1953, page 33.