In dark earth the sacred stranger rests

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by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

An Novalis (2. Fassung)

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

In dunkler Erde ruht der heilige Fremdling
In zarter Knospe
Wuchs dem Jüngling der göttliche Geist,
Das trunkene Saitenspiel
Und verstummte in rosiger Blüte.

Text Authorship:

by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "An Novalis (2. Fassung)" [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "An Novalis (2. Fassung)", 1993 [tenor and piano], from Trakl-Lieder I, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [ sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À Novalis (version 2)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-20
Line count: 5
Word count: 24

In dark earth the sacred stranger rests

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

In dark earth the sacred stranger rests.
From a delicate bud
the divine spirit grew in the youth.
the drunken music of the strings,
and fell silent in promising blossom.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "An Novalis (2. Fassung)"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-20
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Word count: 30