possibly by Paul Klee (1879 - 1940)
Einst dem Grau der Nacht enttaucht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Einst dem Grau der Nacht enttaucht Dann schwer und teuer und stark vom Feuer Abends voll von Gott und gebeugt Nun ätherlings vom Blau umschauert, entschwebt über Firnen, zu klugen Gestirnen.
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Note: the words above appear on Paul Klee's painting "Einst dem Grau der Nacht enttaucht" (1918, Watercolor, ink and pencil on paper on cardboard, 22.6 x 15.8 cm; number 17 of a series) and seem to have the title "Bahn". It is not known for certain that Paul Klee wrote them.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Paul Klee (1879 - 1940), "Bahn", written <<1918 [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 Ton de Kruyf (b. 1937), "Einst dem Grau der Nacht enttaucht ...", 1964. [ sung text not verified ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 31