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by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948)

Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
Wie Larven sind sie anzusehn.
O Schreck,
Dahinter sieht man
Herrn Friedmann!

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "J'ai vu trois masques dans le ciel", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Matthias Fletzberger

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 19