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by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843)

An . . .
 (Sung text for setting by G. Kurtág)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Elysium
         Dort find ich ja
         Zu euch, ihr Todesgötter
         Dort Diotima     Heroen.
Singen möcht ich von dir
                              Aber nur Tränen.
Und in der Nacht, in der ich wandle, erlöscht mir dein
Klares Auge!

                              himmlischer Geist

Composition:

    Set to music by György Kurtág (b. 1926), "An . . .", op. 35a no. 1 (1997) [ baritone ], from Hölderlin-Gesänge, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Hölderlin (1770 - 1843), "An..."

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-03-05
Line count: 9
Word count: 35

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