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Du nächtig todeskranker Mond Dort auf des Himmels schwarzem Pfühl, Dein Blick, so fiebernd übergroß, Bannt mich wie fremde Melodie. An unstillbarem Liebesleid Stirbst du, an Sehnsucht, tief erstickt, Du nächtig todeskranker Mond Dort auf des Himmels schwarzem Pfühl. Den Liebsten, der im Sinnenrausch Gedankenlos zur Liebsten schleicht, Belustigt deiner Strahlen Spiel - Dein bleiches, qualgebornes Blut, Du nächtig todeskranker Mond.
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Text Authorship:
- by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Der kranke Mond", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Lune malade", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ferdinand Pfohl (1862 - 1949), "Elegie", op. 4 no. 3, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Mondrondels. Phantastische Scenen aus "Pierrot Lunaire" von A. Giraud, für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Der kranke Mond", op. 21 no. 7 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Der kranke Mond", 1905?, published 1905 [ high voice and piano ], from Pierrot lunaire, Dichtungen von A. Giraud ins deutstche übertragen von O. E. Hartleben, no. 43, München, Heinrich Lewy [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yen-Chiang Che) , "病月", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , "The sick moon", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La lune malade", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "La luna ammalata", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Den sjuke Månen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 60
Toi, lune malade grave de la nuit Là sur la couche noire du ciel, Ton regard si fiévreux et immense Me charme comme une mélodie exotique. D'un mal d'amour inextinguible Tu meurs, de nostalgie, profondément étouffée, Toi, lune malade grave de la nuit Là sur la couche noire du ciel, L'amant qui dans l'ivresse des sens, Machinalement se dirige vers la bien-aimée, S'amuse du jeu de tes rayons -- Ton sang pâle, né de la souffrance Toi, lune malade grave de la nuit.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905), "Der kranke Mond", appears in Pierrot lunaire, Berlin, Verlag Deutscher Phantasten, first published 1893
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Lune malade", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-15
Line count: 13
Word count: 82