by
Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948)
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
Wie Larven sind sie anzusehn.
O Schreck,
Dahinter sieht man
Herrn Friedmann!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "J'ai vu trois masques dans le ciel", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 5
Word count: 19
I saw three masks upon the heavens
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
[I saw three masks upon the heavens]1
They look like disguises.
Oh horror,
Behind them one sees
[Mr. Friedmann!]2
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1In addition to being a take-off on the first line of “Die Nebensonnen” from
Winterreise, this line refers to the publishing house “Drei Masken Verlag.”
2Ludwig Friedmann was the founder of the publishing house “Drei Masken Verlag.”
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948), no title
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-13
Line count: 5
Word count: 19