Schwanenkönig
Karat Lyrik
Komp. Ulrich Swillms
Text: Norbert Kaiser
Es neigte ein Schwanenkönig
seinen Hals auf das Wasser hinab.
Sein Gefieder war weiß wie am ersten Tag,
rein wie Sirenenton.
Und im Glitzern der Morgensonne
sieht er in den Spiegel der Wellen hinein,
und mit brechenden Augen weiß er:
Das wird sein Abschied sein.
Wenn ein Schwan singt,
schweigen die Tiere.
Wenn ein Schwan singt,
lauschen die Tiere.
Und sie raunen sich leise zu:
Er ist ein Schwanenkönig,
der in Liebe stirbt.
Und es begann der Schwanenkönig
zu singen sein erstes Lied,
unter der Trauerweide,
wo er sein Leben geliebt.
Und er singt in den schönsten Tönen,
die man je auf Erden gehört,
von der Schönheit dieser Erde,
die ihn unsterblich betört.
Und es singt der Schwanenkönig
seinen ganzen letzten Tag,
bis sich die Abendsonne still ins Dunkelrot flieht.
Lautlos die Trauerweide
senkt ihre Blätter wie Lanzen hinab.
Leise und leiser die Töne,
bis das letzte Licht im Gesang verglüht.
Wenn ein Schwan singt,
lauschen die Tiere,
wenn ein Schwan singt,
schweigen die Tiere.
Und sie neigen sich tief hinab,
raunen sich leise zu:
Es ist ein Schwanenkönig,
der in Liebe stirbt.
Karat is a German rock band formed in 1975 in East Berlin. Considered one of the most well-known bands of former East Germany, they also gained a strong following outside the country. Their 1982 album *Der blaue Planet* (The Blue Planet) was one of the top sellers that year in both East and West Germany, making Karat one of the most prominent bands in the German-language Krautrock movement. The band continued to record and perform until the 1990s, maintaining a loyal following throughout Germany. Some of their most representative songs include *Der blaue Planet*, *Unsere Zeit*, *Die Brücke* and *Du hast den Wind im Haar*.
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