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by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898)

Das Ende des Festes
 (Sung text for setting by A. Schibler)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE IRI
Da mit Sokrates die Freunde tranken
Und die Häupter auf die Kissen sanken,
Kam ein Jüngling, kann ich mich entsinnen,
Mit zwei schlanken Flötenbläserinnen.
Aus den Kelchen schütten wir die Neigen.
Die gesprächesmüden Lippen schweigen.
Um die welken Kränze zieht ein Singen...
Still, des Todes Schlummerflöten klingen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Armin Schibler (1920 - 1986), "Das Ende des Festes", op. 48 no. 15 (1956-8) [ contralto and orchestra ], from oratorio Media in vita, no. 15, note: omitted from the revised version of Media in vita

Text Authorship:

  • by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825 - 1898), "Das Ende des Festes"

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The end of the feast", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La fin de la fête", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Deireadh an tSéire", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 48

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