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by Hans Davidsohn (1887 - 1942), as Jakob van Hoddis

Tristitia ante
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schneeflocken fallen. Meine Nächte sind
Sehr laut geworden, und zu starr ihr Leuchten.
Alle Gefahren, die mir ruhmvoll deuchten,
Sind nun so widrig wie der Winterwind.
Ich hasse fast die helle Brunst der Städte.
Wenn ich einst wachte und die Mitternächte
Langsam zerflammten -- bis die Sonne kam --,
Wenn ich den Prunk der weißen Huren nahm,
Ob magrer Prunk mir endlich Lösung brächte,
War diese Grelle nie und dieser Gram.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Davidsohn (1887 - 1942), as Jakob van Hoddis, "Tristitia ante" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Tristitia ante", op. 54 no. 3 (1992), published 2002 [baritone and piano], from Liederfolge für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier, no. 3, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-11-09
Line count: 10
Word count: 70

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