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Four Fragments from Hölderlin's Madness
Song Cycle by Eric Hudes (b. 1920)
Word count: 183
1. Form and spirit [sung text not yet checked]
Authorship
- by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "Form and spirit", appears in Hölderlin's Madness, first published 1938, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Gestalt und Geist"
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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. The half of life [sung text not yet checked]
Adorned with yellow pears [ ... ]
Authorship
- by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "The half of life", appears in Hölderlin's Madness, first published 1938, copyright © [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Hälfte des Lebens", appears in Gedichte 1800-1804, in Nachtgesänge
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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.3. Sybil [sung text not yet checked]
The storm/ bends the branches [ ... ]
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- by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), "Sybil", appears in Hölderlin's Madness, first published 1938, copyright © [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "Sybille"
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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. And little knowledge but much pleasure [sung text not yet checked]
And little knowledge but much pleasure [ ... ]
Authorship
- by David Emery Gascoyne (1916 - 2001), no title, appears in Hölderlin's Madness, first published 1938, copyright © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843) [text unavailable]