Sprich nicht immer
Von dem laub ·
Windes raub ·
Vom zerschellen
Reifer quitten ·
Von den tritten
Der vernichter
Spät im jahr.
Von dem zittern
Der libellen
In gewittern
Und der lichter
Deren flimmer
Wandelbar.
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• A. Schoenberg About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, page 110.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No parlis sempre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Do not always speak", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Non parlare sempre", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 36
Ne parle plus jamais
Du feuillage
Que le vent vole ;
D'éclater
Les coings mûrs,
Des pas
Des exterminateurs
Tard dans l'année.
Du tremblement
Des libellules
Dans l'orage,
Et des lumières
Dont la lueur
Est instable.
