by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
Ein Wurm beschämet unss Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
O spott! Ein seiden Wurm der wirkt / biss er kan fliegen: Und du bleibst / wie du bist / nur auf der Erde liegen!
Composition:
- Set to music by Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "Ein Wurm beschämet unss", first performed 2012 [ four-part chorus a cappella ], from nicht Ichts -- nicht Nichts : Ten monodistichs by Angelus Silesius for four voices, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Johannes Scheffler (1624 - 1677), as Angelus Silesius
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Palmer) , "A worm puts us to shame", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Peter Palmer
This text was added to the website: 2012-10-05
Line count: 2
Word count: 25