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Seele, wie bist du schöner, tiefer, nach Schneestürmen. Auch du hast sie, gleich der Natur. Und über beiden liegt noch ein trüber Hauch, eh' das Gewölk sich verzog!
Authorship:
- by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg [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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg (1885 - 1935), "Schneesturm", from Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anne Ozorio) , title 1: "Soul, you're more beautiful", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Bufera di neve", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jeroen Scholten
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 28
Âme, tu es plus belle, plus profonde, après les tempêtes de neige. Et tu en as, semblable à la nature et sur toutes deux, repose encore un souffle trouble tant que les nuages ne se sont pas dissipés !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg
This text was added to the website: 2009-01-11
Line count: 4
Word count: 39