by
Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948)
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
Wie Larven sind sie anzusehn.
O Schreck,
Dahinter sieht man
Herrn Friedmann!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "J'ai vu trois masques dans le ciel", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 19
I saw three masks upon the heavens
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
I saw three masks upon the heavens
They look like disguises.
Oh horror,
Behind them one sees
Mr. Friedmann!
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Translator's notes:
Line 1: In addition to being a take-off on the first line of "Die Nebensonnen" from Winterreise, this line refers to the publishing house "Drei Masken Verlag."
Line 5: Ludwig Friedmann was the founder of the publishing house "Drei Masken Verlag."
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948), no title
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-13
Line count: 5
Word count: 19