by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
Oft am Brunnen, wenn es dämmert
Language: German (Deutsch)
Oft am Brunnen, wenn es dämmert, Sieht man sie verzaubert stehen Wasser schöpfen, wenn es dämmert. Eimer auf und nieder gehen. In den Buchen Dohlen flattern Und sie gleichet einem Schatten. Ihre gelben Haare flattern Und im Hofe schrein die Ratten. Und umschmeichelt von Verfalle Senkt sie die entzundenen Lider. Dürres Gras neigt im Verfalle Sich zu ihren Füßen nieder.
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Text Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), no title, appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913 , in Die junge Magd, no. 1 [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 Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Oft am Brunnen", op. 23 no. 2a (1922), first performed 1922 [alto, flute, clarinet, and string quartet], from Die junge Magd, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Presso alla fonte", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-02-01
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