by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
Menschheit
Language: German (Deutsch)
Menschheit vor Feuerschlünden aufgestellt, Ein Trommelwirbel, dunkler Krieger Stirnen, Schritte durch Blutnebel; schwarzes Eisen schellt, Verzweiflung, Nacht in traurigen Gehirnen: Hier Evas Schatten, Jagd und rotes Geld. Gewölk, das Licht durchbricht, das Abendmahl. Es wohnt in Brot und Wein ein sanftes Schweigen Und jene sind versammelt zwölf an Zahl. Nachts schrein im Schlaf sie unter Ölbaumzweigen; Sankt Thomas taucht die Hand ins Wundenmal.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Menschheit", appears in Gedichte 1909 -1913 [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 Jan Stuten (1890 - 1948), "Menschheit", published 1940 [bass-baritone and piano], from In memoriam Georg Trakl, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Umanità", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Humanité", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Mankind", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-29
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Word count: 63