by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
Nachts
Language: German (Deutsch)
Die Bläue meiner Augen ist erloschen in dieser Nacht, Das rote Gold meines Herzens. O! wie stille brannte das Licht. Dein blauer Mantel umfing den Sinkenden; Dein roter Mund besiegelte des Freundes Umnachtung.
Confirmed with Georg Trakl, Das dichterische Werk, München, 1972, page 56.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Nachts", appears in Sebastian im Traum, in Sebastian im Traum [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 Theodor W. Adorno (1903 - 1969), "Nachts", op. 5 no. 2 [ voice and piano ], from Klage : Sechs Gedichte von Georg Trakl für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Nachts", op. 14 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Georg Trakl (Six songs on poems of Georg Trakl)) no. 5 (1919) [ voice, clarinet, violin, and cello ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Elisabeth Siekhaus) , "At night", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "At night", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La nuit", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "A notte", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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