by Laozi ( flourished 6th century BCE )
Translation by Joachim Heintz
dreissig speichen eine nabe
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Chinese (中文)
dreissig speichen eine nabe wagen sind nützlich wegen der leere dort ton zu brennen ein gefäß krüge sind nützlich wegen der leere dort türen und fenster ein gebäude häuser sind nützlich wegen der leere dort also volles um zu handeln leeres um zu nützen
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Text Authorship:
- by Joachim Heintz , "IIII IIII I" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) by Laozi ( flourished 6th century BCE ) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Younghi Pagh-Paan (b. 1945), no title, 2022, first performed 2022 [ soprano, flute and guitar ], from Wegen der Leere, no. 1, Ricordi [sung text checked 1 time]
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