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Text & Translation

Blaupause
German source: Heiner Müller

Schlaflos im Fenster die Nacht
Fragt wozu das Ganze
Weil ich die Antwort nicht weiß
Das Dunkel läßt nicht mit sich reden
Geh ich zurück in den Schlaf
Der Morgen vielleicht weiß es anders

Blue break
English translation © Richard Stokes

The night sleepless in the window
Asks what everything is for
Because I do not know the answer
The darkness cannot be persuaded
If I go back to sleep
The morning might perhaps know better

Blaupause
German source: Heiner Müller

Blue break
English source: Richard Stokes

Schlaflos im Fenster die Nacht
The night sleepless in the window
Fragt wozu das Ganze
Asks what everything is for
Weil ich die Antwort nicht weiß
Because I do not know the answer
Das Dunkel läßt nicht mit sich reden
The darkness cannot be persuaded
Geh ich zurück in den Schlaf
If I go back to sleep
Der Morgen vielleicht weiß es anders
The morning might perhaps know better

Composer

Wolfgang Rihm

Wolfgang Rihm is a German composer. Rihm is musical director of the Institute of New Music and Media at the University of Music Karlsruhe and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Salzburg Festival.

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