Text & Translation
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
German source:
Alfred Kerr
Wie Larven sind sie anzusehn.
O Schreck, dahinter sieht man …
Herrn Friedmann!
Three masks I saw in the sky
German translation ©
Richard Stokes
Most horrible to behold.
O horror, behind them you can see …
The Man of Peace!
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
German source:
Alfred Kerr
Three masks I saw in the sky
German source:
Richard Stokes
Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn,
Three Masks I saw in the sky,
Wie Larven sind sie anzusehn.
Most horrible to behold.
O Schreck, dahinter sieht man …
O horror, behind them you can see …
Herrn Friedmann!
The Man of Peace!
Composer
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is particularly well-known for his operas, Lieder, and tone poems. Read more here.
