by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Nebelweben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Der Nebelweber webt im Wald ein weißes Hemd für sein Gemahl. Die steht wie eine Birke schmal in einem grauen Felsenspalt. Im Winde schauert leis und bebt ihr dämmergrünes Lockenlaub. Sie lässt ihr Zittern ihm als Raub. Der Nebelweber webt und webt...
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Nebelweben", appears in Melancholie [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 Berthold Goldschmidt (1903 - 1996), "Nebelweben" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Nebelweben", op. 13 no. 2 (1917/19), first performed 1919 [ mezzo-soprano and string quartet ], from Melancholie, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Teixir la boira", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le brouillard tisserand", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 42