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Auf deiner blauen Seele Setzen sich die Sterne zur Nacht. Man muß leise mit dir sein, O, du mein Tempel, Meine Gebete erschrecken dich; Meine Perlen werden wach Von meinem heiligen Tanz. Es ist nicht Tag und nicht Stern, Ich kenne die Welt nicht mehr, Nur dich - alles ist Himmel.
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Authorship:
- by Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "An den Prinzen Tristan" [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 Reinhard David Flender (b. 1953), "An den Prinzen Tristan", 1993, first performed 1993 [ mezzo-soprano and orchestra ], from Sternenklang. 15 Lieder für Mezzosopran und Kammerorchester, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sándor Jemnitz (1890 - 1963), "Auf deiner blauen Seele", op. 15 (Elf Lieder) no. 5, published 1922 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gerhard Lampersberg (1928 - 2002), "An den Prinzen Tristan", 1963-1974 [ voice and piano ], from Tristan. Fünf Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edvard Moritz (1891 - 1974), "Auf deiner blauen Seele", op. 24 no. 2 (1925) [ soprano and orchestra ], from Die Lieder an Tristan, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sybil Westendorp (1910 - 1999), "Auf deiner blauen Seele", 1978 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "To Prince Tristan", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Au prince Tristan", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Knut W. Barde , Karl Bellenberg [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2006-08-21
Line count: 10
Word count: 51
Sur ton âme bleue Les étoiles se posent pour la nuit On doit être légère avec toi, Ô mon temple, Mes prières t'effraient ; Les perles de ma danse sacrée S'éveillent. Ce n'est pas le jour, il n'y a pas d'étoile, Je ne connais plus le monde, Seul toi -- tout est ciel.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 - 1945), "An den Prinzen Tristan"
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-04
Line count: 10
Word count: 52