Now that my lips are motionless and burn

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by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Da meine lippen reglos sind und brennen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

Da meine lippen reglos sind und brennen
Beacht ich erst wohin mein fuss geriet:
In andrer herren prächtiges gebiet.
Noch war vielleicht mir möglich mich zu trennen ·
Da schien es dass durch hohe gitterstäbe
Der blick vor dem ich ohne lass gekniet
Mich fragend suchte oder zeichen gäbe.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Stefan George, Die Bücher der Hirten- und Preisgedichte, der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten. Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 3, Berlin, 1930, page 104.

Text Authorship:

by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten [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 Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg (1874 - 1951), "Da meine lippen reglos sind und brennen", op. 15 no. 4 (1908-9), from Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Puix que els meus llavis no es mouen i cremen", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ora che bruciano immote le mie labbra", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 7
Word count: 49

Now that my lips are motionless and burn

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Now that my lips are motionless and burn,
I first notice whither my feet have taken me:
Into the splendid realm of other lords.
It was still perhaps possible for me to tear myself away;
Then it seemed as if, through the lofty, cage-like bars,
The gaze before which I had kneeled unceasingly
Was questioningly seeking me or giving me signs.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Das Buch der hängenden Gärten
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-05
Line count: 7
Word count: 61