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by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)

Venedig
 (Sung text for setting by M. Herz)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
An der Brücke stand
jüngst ich in brauner Nacht.
Fernher kam Gesang;
goldener Tropfen quoll's
über die zitternde Fläche weg.
Gondeln, Lichter, Musik -
trunken schwamm's in die Dämmrung hinaus ...

Meine Seele, ein Saitenspiel,
sang sich, unsichtbar berührt,
heimlich ein Gondellied dazu,
zitternd vor bunter Seligkeit.
- Hörte jemand ihr zu?

Composition:

    Set to music by Maria Herz (1878 - 1950), "Venedig", first performed 1926 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Drei Lieder für Bariton und Orchester, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), "Venedig", appears in Ecce Homo

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Venice", copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Venise", copyright © 2013, (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: 12
Word count: 50

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