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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) 
leer ist dao
auch im gebrauch
füllt es sich nicht
ein abgrund
urahn von allem
spitzen zu stumpfen
wirrnis zu lösen
glanz zu dämpfen
staub zu ebnen

tiefer grund
anwesend
ungezeugt
vielleicht vorfahr
göttlicher ahnen

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. 2, Ricordi

Text Authorship:

  • by Joachim Heintz , "IIII"

Based on:

  • a text in Chinese (中文) by Laozi ( flourished 6th century BCE ) [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-02
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Word count: 35

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