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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Die Tagnachtlampe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Korf erfindet eine Tagnachtlampe,
die, sobald sie angedreht,
selbst den hellsten Tag
in Nacht verwandelt.

Als er sie vor des Kongresses Rampe
demonstriert, vermag
niemand, der sein Fach versteht,
zu verkennen, daß es sich hier handelt –

(Finster wirds am hellerlichten Tag,
und ein Beifallssturm das Haus durchweht.)
(Und man ruft dem Diener Mampe:
»Licht anzünden!«) – daß es sich hier handelt

um das Faktum: daß gedachte Lampe,
in der Tat, wenn angedreht,
selbst den hellsten Tag
in Nacht verwandelt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die Tagnachtlampe", appears in Palmström [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 Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Die Tagnachtlampe", op. 129 no. 3 (2011) [ contralto, alto saxophone, and piano ], from Morgenstern Lieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alice Samter (1908 - 2004), "Die Tagnachtlampe", 1966 [ three-part chorus, recorder, and piano ], from Erfindungen. 5 Chöre nach Christian Morgenstern, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-06-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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