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Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten überwand, Mich aus dem dunkelsten Land heimfand an einer weißen Märchenhand - Hallen schwer die Glocken. Und ich wanke durch die Straßen schlafbefangen.
Authorship
- by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), appears in Der Glühende: ein Gedichtwerk, no. 59 [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten überwand", op. 2 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3 (1910). [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Jakob Kellner) , title 1: "Now that I have overcome the strongest of the giants", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Maintenant que j'ai vaincu le plus grand des géants", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Adesso ho superato la più dura delle cime", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Jakob Kellner , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 28
Now that I have overcome the strongest of the giants, from the darkest land, found my way home guided by a white fairy hand - the bells resound heavily, and I stagger through the streets in the throes of sleep.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Jakob Kellner, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), appears in Der Glühende: ein Gedichtwerk, no. 59
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 40