We sit in darkness | We sit in darkness

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Wir sitzen im Dunkeln

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Wir sitzen im Dunkeln...
Der Vorhang rauscht leise...
Sternblumenkreise durchs Fenster funkeln.
Wir träumen und trinken die ewige Ruh...
Unsere Wesen sinken schweigend sich zu.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Wir sitzen im Dunkeln" [author's text not yet checked 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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Wir sitzen im Dunkeln", op. 60 no. 4 (1928), from Lieder der Liebe I, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "We sit in darkness", copyright © 2016

Researcher for this page: Dave Benson

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-05
Line count: 5
Word count: 25

We sit in darkness

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

We sit in darkness...
The curtain rustles gently...
The flower-like circles of the stars glint through the window.
We dream and drink eternal peace...
Our beings ease silently into one another.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2016 by Emily Ezust
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Wir sitzen im Dunkeln"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-25
Line count: 5
Word count: 31