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Finstre, schwarze Riesenfalter Töteten der Sonne Glanz. Ein geschlossnes Zauberbuch, Ruht der Horizont - verschwiegen. Aus dem Qualm verlorner Tiefen Steigt ein Duft, Erinnrung mordend! Finstre, schwarze Riesenfalter Töteten der Sonne Glanz. Und vom Himmel erdenwärts Senken sich mit schweren Schwingen Unsichtbar die Ungetume Auf die Menschenherzen nieder... Finstre, schwarze Riesenfalter.
Authorship
Based on- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Papillons noirs", 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 Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Nacht (Passacaglia)", op. 21 no. 8 (1912), from Pierrot lunaire, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Yen-Chiang Che) , "夜 (巴沙加牙舞曲)", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Mimmi Fulmer) (Ric Merritt) , "Night", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nuit", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Notte (Passacaglia)", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Natt", 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: 51
Des papillons géants sinistres, noirs Font mourir l'éclat du soleil. Comme un livre de magie fermé Repose l'horizon -- muet. D'une épaisse fumée venue des profondeurs Un parfum s'élève, détruisant la mémoire ! Des papillons géants sinistres, noirs Font mourir l'éclat du soleil. Et du ciel vers la terre Descendent avec leurs lourdes ailes, Invisibles, les monstres Sur le cœur des hommes en bas... Des papillons géants sinistres, noirs.
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- 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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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Otto Erich Hartleben (1864 - 1905)
- a text in French (Français) by Émile Albert Kayenberg (1860 - 1929), as Albert Giraud, "Papillons noirs", appears in Pierrot lunaire, first published 1884
This text was added to the website: 2012-04-16
Line count: 13
Word count: 68