Wir, die wie der Strandhafer Wahren, in N'we Awiwim, der ungeküßte Stein einer Klage rauscht auf, vor Erfüllung, er befühlt unsre Münder, er wechselt über zu uns, eingetan ist uns sein Weiß, wir geben uns weiter: an dich und an mich, die Nacht, sieh dich vor, die sand- befehligte, nimmt es genau mit uns zwein.
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Text Authorship:
- by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan [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 Aribert Reimann (b. 1936), "Wir, die wie der Strandhafer Wahren", 1994 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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