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Über die Grenzen des All blicktest du sinnend hinaus; Hattest nie Sorge um Hof und Haus! Leben und Traum vom Leben, plötzlich ist alles aus - - -. Über die Grenzen des All blickst du noch sinnend hinaus!
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), "Über die Grenzen des All", from Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anne Ozorio) , title 1: "Beyond the borders of all we know, you ponder thoughtfully", 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: "Oltre i confini dell'universo", 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.
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Oltre i confini dell'universo si levava pensoso il tuo sguardo; non ti curavi di case e poderi! Vita e sogno di vita, all'improvviso tutto è finito ---. Oltre i confini dell'universo si levava pensoso il tuo sguardo!
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Richard Engländer (1859 - 1919), as Peter Altenberg
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-24
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Word count: 37