Ein endlos breites Schweigen Fällt durch die Nacht wie steinern Schnee Und aus der unermessnen Flucht der See Die Fische in das Dunkel steigen. Sie singen eine Weise Dreitönig kaum. Danach zuckt eigensam der Raum. Danach legt sich in Sand die Welle leise. Und wenige, die es hören, Wissen: die Nacht ist wunderbar; Den vielen andern wird dies nimmer klar. Das ist' warum sie sich empören.
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Note for Gessinger's song: when stanza 1, line 4 is repeated at the end of the song, the altered text "aus dem Dunkel" becomes "aus dem Dunkeln".
Composition:
- Set to music by Julius Gessinger (1899 - 1986), "Die Fische singen", op. 40, Heft 1 no. 3 (c1939), published 1965 [ baritone and piano ], Schwäbisch-Hall: Musikverlag Schwäbisch-Hall
Text Authorship:
- by Hellmut Draws-Tychsen (1904 - 1973), "Die Fische singen", written 1926, appears in Mein Westpreußenland: ein Cyclus Heimatlieder
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The fish are singing", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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