Baß Sehr tief verhalten innerst Leben singt im Bienenkorb in stiller Mitternacht, weil es in ihm noch immer Kunde bringt, daß Fleiß aus bunter Vielheit Süße macht. Der Bienenkorb, das weiße Sternenzelt, ist dicht durchtropft vom süßen Schöpfungslicht. Es kreist darin ein jedes Bienlein Welt, bevor der Schwarm in ewige Frühe bricht. Das Herz, der kleinste Bienenkorb, umgibt die andern alle. Seinen Honig klärt der eine Imker, der die Süße liebt der reinen Liebe, die er voll gewährt.
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Authorship:
- by Hildegard Jone (1891 - 1963) [author's text not yet checked 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 Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Sehr tief verhalten innerst Leben singt im Bienenkorb in stiller Mitternacht", op. 31 no. 2 (1941-3), from Kantate Nr. 2, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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