by August Stramm (1874 - 1915)
Wankelmut
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mein Suchen sucht! Viel tausend wandeln Ich! Ich taste Ich Und fasse Du Und halte Dich! Versehne Ich! Und Du und Du und Du Viel tausend Du Und immer Du Allwege Du Wirr Wirren Wirrer Immer wirrer Durch Die Wirrnis Du Dich Ich!
Text Authorship:
- by August Stramm (1874 - 1915), "Wankelmut", appears in Du. Liebesgedichte [author's text checked 1 time 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 Milton Byron Babbitt (1916 - 2011), "Wankelmut", 1951, published c1957 [soprano and piano], from Du, no. 2, Hillsdale, N.Y. : Boelke-Bomart ; Hackensack, New Jersey [text not verified]
- by Steffen Reinhold (b. 1967), "Wankelmut", 2001, first performed 2001 [mezzo-soprano, violin, trombone, accordion, and piano], from Diamanten wandern übers Wasser, no. 5. [text not verified]
- by Steffen Reinhold (b. 1967), "Wankelmut", 2003, first performed 2003 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Neufassung Diamanten wandern übers Wasser, no. 4. [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-28
Line count: 19
Word count: 43