by
Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund
Tango
Language: German (Deutsch)
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Tango tönt durch Nacht und Flieder.
Ist's im Kurhaus die Kapelle?
Doch es springt mir in die Glieder,
Und ich dreh mich schnell und schnelle.
Tango -- alle Muskeln spannt er.
Urwald und Lianentriebe,
Jagd und Kampf -- und wie ein Panther
Schleich ich durch die Nacht nach Liebe.
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Tango", written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 47
Tango
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
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Tango sounds through night and lilacs.
Is it in the dance hall, in the band?
Wherever, it dances in my limbs,
And I turn myself fast and faster.
Tango - it stretches all the muscles.
Jungles and liana vines,
The hunt, the fight - and, like a panther
I slither through the night for love.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-01-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 53