Reigen – die Liebe hält manchmal im Löschen der Augen ein, und wir sehen in ihre eignen erloschenen Augen hinein. Kalter Rauch aus dem Krater haucht unsre Wimpern an; es hielt die schreckliche Leere nur einmal den Atem an. Wir haben die toten Augen gesehn und vergessen nie. Die Liebe währt am längsten und sie erkennt uns nie.
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Confirmed with Ingeborg Bachmann, Die gestundete Zeit. Gedichte, Faber & Faber 2019 p.20
Authorship:
- by Ingeborg Bachmann (1926 - 1973), "Reigen", appears in Die gestundete Zeit. Gedichte [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 Wolfgang Nening (b. 1966), "Reigen", 1997 [ medium voice and piano ], from 4 Lieder nach Texten Österreichischer Autorinnen, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Julia Tsenova (1948 - 2010), "Reigen", 2005 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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