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Ach, es ist so dunkel in des Todes Kammer, Tönt so traurig, wenn er sich bewegt Und nun aufhebt seinen schweren Hammer, Und die Stunde schlägt.
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Confirmed with Matthias Claudius, Werke. Dritter Band. Vierte Auflage. ASMUS omnia sua SECUM portans, oder Sämmtliche Werke des Wandsbecker Bothen, Sechster Theil, Cannstatt, C. F. Richter, 1835, page 85.
Authorship
- by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Der Tod" [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 Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Ach, es ist so dunkel", op. 2 no. 2 (1922) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "Der Tod", op. 6 no. 3, published 1921 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Horwitz, né Curt Horwitz (1884 - 1925), "Der Tod", op. 8 (Vom Tode) no. 2, published 1922 [ baritone and large orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Huub de Lange (b. 1955), "Der Tod", published 2008 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from 5 Liedchen von Liebe und Tod, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kurt Lange (1881 - 1958), "Der Tod", published 191-?, from Drei Lieder, no. 2, München: Callwey [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Reutter (1900 - 1985), "Der Tod", op. 60 (Drei Lieder) no. 2, published 1947 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Othmar Schoeck (1886 - 1957), "Der Tod", op. 52 no. 16 (1937) [ voice and piano ], from Wandsbecker Liederbuch: Liederfolge nach Gedichten von Matthias Claudius, no. 16, Wien: Universal Edition [sung text not yet checked]
- by Meinrad Schütter (1910 - 2006), "Der Tod", 1956/76 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Der Tod", 1901-4, from Acht frühe Lieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Ah, it is so dark in Death's chamber", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , "Death", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La mort", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Døden", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Akk, det er så mørkt i dødens kammer, Det lyder så trist når han beveger seg og nå hever sin tunge hammer og slår timen.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Norwegian (Bokmål) copyright © 2008 by Marianne Beate Kielland, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Der Tod"
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-27
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Word count: 25