by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
An Novalis (2. Fassung)
Language: German (Deutsch)
In dunkler Erde ruht der heilige Fremdling In zarter Knospe Wuchs dem Jüngling der göttliche Geist, Das trunkene Saitenspiel Und verstummte in rosiger Blüte.
Text Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "An Novalis (2. Fassung)" [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "An Novalis (2. Fassung)", 1993 [tenor and piano], from Trakl-Lieder I, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À Novalis (version 2)", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2016-06-20
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Word count: 24