by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan
Einmal, da hörte ich ihn
Language: German (Deutsch)
EINMAL, da hörte ich ihn, da wunsch er die Welt, ungesehn, nachtlang, wirklich. Eins und Unendlich, vernichtet, ichten. Licht war. Rettung.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan, appears in Atemwende [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), "Einmal, da hörte ich ihn", 1971, first performed 1971 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Zyklus, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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