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by Laozi ( flourished 6th century BCE )
Translation by Joachim Heintz

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by Y. Pagh-Paan)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Chinese (中文) 
dreissig speichen      eine nabe
wagen sind nützlich
wegen der leere dort

ton zu brennen         ein gefäß
krüge sind nützlich
wegen der leere dort

türen und fenster      ein gebäude
häuser sind nützlich
wegen der leere dort

also
volles um zu handeln
leeres um zu nützen

Composition:

    Set to music by Younghi Pagh-Paan (b. 1945), no title, 2022, first performed 2022 [ soprano, flute and guitar ], from Wegen der Leere, no. 1, Ricordi

Text Authorship:

  • by Joachim Heintz , "IIII IIII I"

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Laozi ( flourished 6th century BCE ) [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-05-02
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Word count: 44

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