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by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900)

Nirwana
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Das ist der fahle, schlummernde See,
Aus dem das Leben geronnen
Mit seinem thränenbeträuften Weh
Und seinen vergänglichen Wonnen.

Ein Traum nur paarte die irdische Pein
Dem traumgeborenen Glücke, --
Und dem es entsprang, das nichtige Sein,
In's Urnichts [rinnt]1 es zurücke.

Gemach ersterben im eisigen All
Des Lichtes zitternde Fluthen;
Die ewigen Götter kommen zu Fall,
Die Sonnenbälle verbluten.

Und bleich verröchelt am Weltensaum
Die fiebernde Episode,
Und einsam klingt im unendlichen Raum
Das Lied vom ewigen Tode.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   P. Geisler 

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Confirmed with Ernst Eckstein, In Moll und Dur, Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1877, pages 50-51.

1 Geisler: "geht"

Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst Eckstein (1845 - 1900), "Nirwana", appears in In Moll und Dur, in 2. Zweite Abtheilung [author's text checked 2 times 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 Eugen (Francis Charles) d'Albert (1864 - 1932), "Nirwana", op. 3 (Zehn Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 10, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Bote & Bock [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Geisler (1856 - 1919), "Nirwana" [ alto and orchestra or piano ], from Sansara für Chor, Soli und Orchestra, no. 7, the piano reduction by Friedrich Spiro was published in 1889 by Raabe & Plothow, Berlin [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Nirvana", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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