Allein: du mit den Worten, und das ist wirklich allein, Clairons und Ehrenpforten sind nicht in diesem Sein. Du siehst ihnen in die Seele nach Vor- und Urgesicht, Jahre um Jahre quäle dich ab, du findest nicht. Und drüben brennen die Leuchten in sanftem Menschenhort, von Lippen, rosigen, feuchten perlt unbedenklich das Wort. Nur deine Jahre vergilben in einem anderen Sinn, bis in die Träume: Silben -- doch schweigen gehest du hin.
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Authorship:
- by Gottfried Benn (1886 - 1956), appears in Aprèslude, first published 1955 [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 Boris Blacher (1903 - 1975), "Worte", op. 57 no. 2, from Aprèslude, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Words", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John H. Campbell
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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