by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud
Translation by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905)
Messe rouge
Language: French (Français)
Pour la cruelle Eucharistie, Sous l'éclair des ors aveuglants Et des cierges aux feux troublants, Pierrot sort de la sacristie. Sa main, de la Grâce investie, Déchire ses ornements blancs, Pour la cruelle Eucharistie, Sous l'éclair des ors aveuglants, Et d'un grand geste d'amnistie Il montre aux fidèles tremblants Son coeur entre ses doigts sanglants, -- Comme une horrible et rouge hostie Pour la cruelle Eucharistie.
Text Authorship:
- by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Messe rouge", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
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Language: German (Deutsch) after the French (Français)
Zu grausem Abendmahle Beim Blendeglanz des Goldes, Beim Flackerschein der Kerzen, Naht dem Altar - Pierrot! Die Hand, die gottgeweihte, Zerreißt die Priesterkleider -- Zu grausem Abendmahle Beim Blendeglanz des Goldes. Mit segnender Geberde Zeigt er den bangen Seelen Die triefend rothe Hostie -- Sein Herz in blut'gen Fingern, Zu grausem Abendmahle.
Note: modernized spelling would change "Geberde" to "Gebärde" and "rothe" to "rote".
Composition:
- Set to music by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Rote Messe", op. 21 no. 11 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 11
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), no title, appears in Pierrot lunaire
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Messe rouge", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yen-Chiang Che) , "紅色彌撒", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , "Red mass", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Messe rouge", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Messa di sangue", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Raud messe", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 52