by Stefan George (1868 - 1933)
Kahl reckt der baum
Language: German (Deutsch)
Kahl reckt der baum Im winterdunst Sein frierend leben · Lass deinen traum Auf stiller reise Vor ihm sich heben! Er dehnt die arme – Bedenk ihn oft Mit dieser gunst Dass er im harme Dass er im eise Noch frühling hofft!
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Stefan George, Gesamt-Ausgabe der Werke, Band 6 / 7, Der siebente Ring, Berlin, 1931, page 160.
Text Authorship:
- by Stefan George (1868 - 1933), no title, appears in Der siebente Ring, in Lieder, in Lieder I-VI, no. 5 [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 Theodor W. Adorno (1903 - 1969), "Kahl reckt der Baum", 1921/1922 [ voice and piano ], from Sechs Lieder aus »Der siebente Ring« von Stefan George, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945), "Kahl reckt der Baum", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder aus 'Der siebente Ring') no. 5 (1908-9) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Egon Joseph Wellesz (1885 - 1974), "Kahl reckt der Baum im Winterdunst", op. 22 no. 4 (1917) [ voice and piano ], from Lieder nach Dichtungen von Stefan George, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Max Zehnder (1901 - 1972), "Kahl reckt der baum", 1929 [ soprano and piano ], from Fünf Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The bare tree stretches", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "L'arbre nu dresse", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Hubert Schmid
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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