by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
Im Osten
Language: German (Deutsch)
Den wilden Orgeln des Wintersturms Gleicht des Volkes finstrer Zorn, Die purpurne Woge der Schlacht, Entlaubter Sterne. Mit zerbrochnen Brauen, silbernen Armen Winkt sterbenden Soldaten die Nacht. Im Schatten der herbstlichen Esche Seufzen die Geister der Erschlagenen. Dornige Wildnis umgürtet die Stadt. Von blutenden Stufen jagt der Mond Die erschrockenen Frauen. Wilde Wölfe brachen durchs Tor.
Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Im Osten", appears in Offenbarung und Untergang [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 Jan Stuten (1890 - 1948), "Im Osten", published 1940 [bass-baritone and piano], from In memoriam Georg Trakl, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "A est", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "À l'est", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "In the East", 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: 56