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.
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
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 ©
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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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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
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
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