by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945)
Hab in einer sternlodernden Nacht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Hab in einer sternlodernden Nacht Den Mann neben mir ums Leben gebracht. Und als sein girrendes Blut gen Morgen rann, Blickte mich düster sein Schicksal an.
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Confirmed with Else Lasker-Schüler, Gesammelte Gedichte, Leipzig, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, 1917, page 88, titled "Scheidung"; it was titled "Karma" in Styx.
Text Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), title 1: "Scheidung", title 2: "Karma", appears in Styx, Gedichte, first published 1902 [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 Peter Bares (1936 - 2014), "Scheidung [Karma]", op. 323 (1962) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Michael Gregor Scholl (b. 1964), "Karma", 1986-1988 [ mezzo-soprano, violin, clarinet, prepared piano ], from Über glitzernden Kies. Ein Sternentraum für Mezzosopran, Violine, Clarinetten und prepariertes Pianoforte, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-05-21
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