by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914)
Schweigen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Über den Wäldern schimmert bleich Der Mond, der uns träumen macht, Die Weide am dunklen Teich Weint lautlos in die Nacht. Ein Herz erlischt - und sacht Die Nebel fluten und steigen - Schweigen, Schweigen!
Authorship:
- by Georg Trakl (1887 - 1914), "Schweigen" [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 Michael Brough (b. 1960), "Schweigen", op. 15 (24 Lieder) no. 7 (>>2000) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Silence", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Silence", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-07
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