by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): FRE
O schauerliche Lebenswirrn, wir hängen hier am roten Zwirn! Die Unke unkt, die spinne spinnt, und schiefe Scheitel kämmt der Wind. O Greule, Greule, wüste Greule! "Du bist verflucht!" so sagt die Eule. Der Sterne Licht am Mond zerbricht. Doch dich zerbrachs noch immer nicht. O Greule, Greule, wüste Greule! Hört ihr den Huf der Silbergäule? Es schreit der Kauz: pardauz! pardauz! da tauts, da grauts, da brauts, da blauts!
Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", appears in Galgenlieder [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 Dieter Bäumle (1935 - 1981), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", first performed 1973 [ chorus and chamber orchestra ], from Galgenlieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", from Galgenlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", from Galgenlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", 1966 [ medium voice, clarinet, marimba, violoncello ], from Rhymes from the Hill, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Gulda (1930 - 2000), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", 1950/1, first performed 1951 [ baritone and chamber orchestra ], from 7 Galgenlieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Korff , "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder", op. 7 no. 1, from Galgenlieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Bundeslied der Galgenbrüder" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chant d'union des frères du gibet", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-11-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 70