by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
An die Schwester
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wo Du gehst, wird Herbst und Abend. Blaues Wild, das unter Bäumen tönt. Einsamer Weiher am Abend. Leise der Flug der Vögel tönt, Die Schwermut über Deinen Augenbogen. Dein schmales Lächeln tönt. Gott hat Deine Lider verbogen. Sterne suchen nachts, Karfreitagskind, Deinen Stirnenbogen.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "An die Schwester", appears in Rosenkranzlieder, no. 1 [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 Oliver Knussen, CBE (1952 - 2018), "An die Schwester", op. 9 no. 1 (1972) [ soprano, clarinet in Bb, viola, and piano ], from Rosenkranz Lieder, no. 1, London, Faber [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "To the sister", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À la sœur", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-21
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Word count: 43