by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan
BEDENKENLOS
Language: German (Deutsch)
BEDENKENLOS, den Vernebelungen zuwider, glüht sich der hängende Leuchter nach unten, zu uns Vielarmiger Brand, sucht jetzt sein Eisen, hört, woher, aus Menschenhautnähe, ein Zischen, findet, verliert, schroff liest sich, minutenlang, die schwere, schimmernde Weisung.
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- by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan [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 Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "BEDENKENLOS", 1992, first performed 1993 [ voice and piano ], from Eingedunkelt, no. 5, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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