A sound from far away | It seems to me as if

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by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schall aus der Ferne

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Mir ist, als fände
sich durch die Wände
zu mir ein Schall;
er schwillt, verteilt sich
und übereilt sich
von Fall zu Fall.

Was mag er bringen,
und was bedingen,
was kann es sein?
Es fällt mir eben
(er schwillt im Schweben)
doch gar nichts ein!

Er dringt schon wieder
zu mir hernieder
von weitem her --
mir ist beim Schwalle
von diesem Schalle
das Herz so schwer!

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Text Authorship:

by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965) [author's text not yet checked 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 Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Schall aus der Ferne", published 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 24 Präludien für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 17, Leipzig: C.F. Kahnt Nachfolger [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ella Georgiyevna Adayevskaya (1846 - 1926), "Schall aus der Ferne" [ voice and string quartet ], arranged in 1912 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "A sound from far away", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 67

A sound from far away

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

It seems to me as if
Through the walls
A sound finds its way to me;
It swells, disperses
And hurries
From instance to instance.
 
What might it be bringing,
And what [might it be] requiring,
What can it be?
At the moment
(The sound swells in wafting past)
Nothing at all occurs to me!
 
Once more it penetrates
Down toward me
From far away --
At the swelling
Of this sound
My heart is so heavy!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Benno Geiger (1882 - 1965)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 76