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Leere Zeit
German source: Heiner Müller

Meinen Schatten von gestern
Hat die Sonne verbrannt
In einem müden April
Staub auf den Büchern
In der Nacht
Gehen die Uhren schneller
Kein Wind vom Meer
Warten auf nichts

Empty time
English translation © Richard Stokes

My shadow from yesterday
Was burnt by the sun
One wearied April.

Dust on the books

At night
The clocks tick faster

No wind from the sea

Waiting for nothing

Leere Zeit
German source: Heiner Müller

Empty time
English source: Richard Stokes

Meinen Schatten von gestern
My shadow from yesterday
Hat die Sonne verbrannt
Was burnt by the sun
In einem müden April
One wearied April.
Staub auf den Büchern
In der Nacht
Gehen die Uhren schneller
Kein Wind vom Meer
Warten auf nichts

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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