Der ich, in Zwischenräumen, in Äonen und Äonen wiederkehre | Der ich, in Zwischenräumen, in Äonen und Äonen wiederkehre

by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Translation by Johannes Schlaf (1862 - 1941)

Ages and ages, returning at intervals

Language: English

Ages and ages, returning at intervals, 
Undestroy'd, wandering immortal, 
Lusty, phallic, with the potent original loins, perfectly sweet, 
I, chanter of Adamic songs, 
Through the new garden, the West, the great cities calling,
Deliriate, thus prelude what is generated, offering these, offering myself, 
Bathing myself, bathing my songs in Sex, 
Offspring of my loins.

Text Authorship:

by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Ages and ages, returning at intervals" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johannes Schlaf (1862 - 1941) ; composed by Paul Hindemith.

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Der ich, in Zwischenräumen, in Äonen und Äonen wiederkehre

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Der ich, in Zwischenräumen, in Äonen und Äonen wiederkehre,
Ein unzerstörbarer, unsterblicher Wandrer,
Lustvoll, geschlechtlich, mit ursprünglichen, zeugenden Lenden, in süßer Fülle;
Der ich, Sänger adamitischer Gesänge,
Durch den neuen Garten des Westens, durch die großen Städte rufe;
Und trunken das verkünde, was im Werden ist, dies darbiete und mich selbst.
Und mich selbst bade und meine Lieder im Zeugenden,
Meine Lieder, die Sprößlinge meiner Lenden.

Text Authorship:

by Johannes Schlaf (1862 - 1941) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Ages and ages, returning at intervals"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Der ich, in Zwischenräumen, in Äonen und Äonen wiederkehre", op. 14 no. 1 (1919) [baritone, piano], from Drei Hymnen von Walt Whitman, no. 1. [
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
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Word count: 66