by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
Delirium
Language: German (Deutsch)
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Der schwarze Schnee, der von den Dächern rinnt; Ein roter Finger taucht in deine Stirne Ins kahle Zimmer sinken blaue Firne, Die Liebender erstorbene Spiegel sind. In schwere Stücke bricht das Haupt und sinnt Den Schatten nach im Spiegel blauer Firne, Dem kalten Lächeln einer toten Dirne. In Nelkendüften weint der Abendwind.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Delirium" [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 Wolfgang Nening (b. 1966), "Delirium", 1996 [ low voice and string quartet ], from 4 Lieder nach Texten von Georg Trakl, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Delirium", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Delirium", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-09-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 52