Diese Nacht ging ich eine dunkle Nebenstraße um die Ecke Da legte sich mein Schatten in meinen Arm Dieses ermüdete Kleidungsstück wollte getragen werden und die Farbe Nichts sprach mich an: Du bist jenseits!
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Authorship:
- by Nelly Sachs (1891 - 1970), appears in Glühende Rätsel, p. 5 [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 Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), "Diese Nacht ging ich in eine dunkle Nebenstraße...", 1964 [ alto and instrumental ensemble (ten instruments) ], from Glühende Rätsel, no. 1, Schott Music [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-03-24
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