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Über die Grenzen des All

by Alban Berg From Fünf Orchester-Lieder nach Ansichtskarten von Peter Altenberg (1912) Op. 4

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Über die Grenzen des All
German source: Peter Altenberg

Über die Grenzen des All blicktest du sinnend hinaus;
Hattest nie Sorge um Hof und Haus!
Leben und Traum vom Leben, plötzlich ist alles aus . . .
Über die Grenzen des All blickst du noch sinnend hinaus!

Beyond the limits of the universe
English translation © Richard Stokes

You looked out thoughtfully beyond the limits of the universe;
Never worried about house and home!
Life and the dream of life, suddenly all is over . . .
Still you look out thoughtfully beyond the limits of the universe!

Über die Grenzen des All
German source: Peter Altenberg

Beyond the limits of the universe
English source: Richard Stokes

Über die Grenzen des All blicktest du sinnend hinaus;
You looked out thoughtfully beyond the limits of the universe;
Hattest nie Sorge um Hof und Haus!
Never worried about house and home!
Leben und Traum vom Leben, plötzlich ist alles aus . . .
Life and the dream of life, suddenly all is over . . .
Über die Grenzen des All blickst du noch sinnend hinaus!
Still you look out thoughtfully beyond the limits of the universe!

Composer

Alban Berg

Alban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His circle included the musicians Alexander von Zemlinsky and Franz Schreker, the painter Gustav Klimt, the writer and satirist Karl Kraus, the architect Adolf Loos,…

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