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by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905)
Translation © by Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996)

Böhmischer Krystall
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français) 
Ein Strahl des Mondes, wohl verschlossen
Im Glas von böhmischem Krystall,
Ein Kleinod, wundersam und selten,
Ist dieses versetolle Buch.

Ich hab mich als Pierrot verkleidet --
Ihr, die ich liebe, bring ich dar
Den Strahl des Mondes, wohl verschlossen
Im Glas von böhmischem Krystall.

In diesem schimmernden Symbole
Liegt Alles, was ich hab und bin.
Gleichwie Pierrot im bleichen Schädel,
Trag ich in Herz und Sinnen nur
Den Strahl des Mondes -- wohl verschlossen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Böhmischer Krystall", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Cristal de Bohême", written 1884, appears in Pierrot lunaire, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1884
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Böhmischer Krystall", 1988 [ medium voice, flute, clarinet, piano, violin, violoncello ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Böhmischer Krystall", 1905?, published 1905 [ high voice and piano ], from Pierrot lunaire, Dichtungen von A. Giraud ins deutstche übertragen von O. E. Hartleben, no. 46, München, Heinrich Lewy [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Miriam Gideon) , "Bohemian crystal", copyright ©


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-10-21
Line count: 13
Word count: 73

Bohemian crystal
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
A moon's ray, securely enclosed
 [ ... ]

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Text Authorship:

  • by Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Bohemian crystal", copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Böhmischer Krystall", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Cristal de Bohême", written 1884, appears in Pierrot lunaire, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1884
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

    [ None yet in the database ]

This text was added to the website: 2008-10-21
Line count: 13
Word count: 75

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