by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)
Mein Tanzlied Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Aus mir braust finst're Tanzmusik Meine Seele kracht in tausend Stücken! Der Teufel holt sich mein Missgeschick Um es ans brandige Herz zu drücken. Die Rosen fliegen mir aus dem Haar Und mein Leben saust nach allen Seiten, So tanz' ich schon seit tausend Jahr, Seit meiner ersten Ewigkeiten
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Mein Tanzlied", 2012 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "Mein Tanzlied", appears in Styx, Gedichte, Axel Juncker Berlin, first published 1902
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma chanson de danse", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2012-11-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 49