© by Paul Antschel (1920 - 1970), as Paul Celan

Todesfuge
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Schwarze Milch der Frühe wir trinken sie abends
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Confirmed with Allard Schröder, Buitengaats Todesfuge van Paul Celan, in: Awater., Jaargang 1, Rotterdam : Stichting PoëzieClub, 2002, p.14


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  • Also set in English, a translation by John Felstiner (1936 - 2017) , "Todesfuge = Deathfugue", copyright status unknown ; composed by Lori Laitman.

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