by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis
Translation © by Robert Bly (b. 1926)
Wenn nicht mehr Zahlen und Figuren
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn nicht mehr Zahlen und Figuren Sind Schlüssel aller Kreaturen Wenn die so singen, oder küssen, Mehr als die Tiefgelehrten wissen, Wenn sich die Welt ins freye Leben Und in die Welt wird zurück begeben, Wenn dann sich wieder Licht und Schatten Zu ächter Klarheit wieder gatten, Und man in Mährchen und Gedichten Erkennt die wahren Weltgeschichten, Dann fliegt vor Einem geheimen Wort Das ganze verkehrte Wesen fort.
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Text Authorship:
- by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis, no title, appears in Heinrich von Ofterdingen [fragment], Wien (Vienna), Schade, first published 1827
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , appears in Henry of Ofterdingen, first published 1842
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When geometric diagrams and digits Matches base text
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
When geometric diagrams and digits [ ... ]
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Composition:
- Set to music by Michael Alec Rose , "When geometric diagrams and digits", 1985 [ high voice and piano ], from Five Songs for High Voice and Piano, no. 1
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Bly (b. 1926), no title, appears in News of the Universe: Poems of Twofold Consciousness, Sierra Club, first published 1980, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801), as Novalis, no title, appears in Heinrich von Ofterdingen [fragment], Wien (Vienna), Schade, first published 1827
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-04
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Word count: 84