Twelve music boxes

softly repeating themselves --


far away like stars.


Twaalf muziekdoosjes
herhalen zichzelf, zachtjes --die zwölf Spieldosen sich selbst --
ver weg als sterren.ferne wie Sterne.

Gedicht H0158
Amsterdam, 2012-01-21
Zodiac (Karlheinz Stockhausen)
Composition "Tierkreis": Spieldose Wassermann 0:54, Spieldose Fische 1:12 ("Zodiac": music box Aquarius 0:54, music box Pisces 1:12, 1975, Karlheinz Stockhausen), performed by Ensemble SPECTRA in the Organpark on January 21st, 2012
Collection: ORG anp ark 
Keyword: Order: pattern 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

First the door lets in

street noise, then a thunderstorm --


Radio crackles.


Eerst waait de deur stads-
rumoer binnen, dan onweer --lärm herein, dann Gedonner --
De radio ruist.Die Radio rauscht.

Gedicht H5176
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Attention: surroundings, Reality 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

None of the protests

in the big cities are heard --


in the countryside.


Van de protesten
in de steden hoor je niets --in den Städten hört man nichts --
op het platteland.im ländlichen Raum.

Gedicht S2526
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Together: discord, City (junction) 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Everything turns wrong

tantalisingly slowly --


as if it goes well.


Alles gaat tergend
langzaam verkeerd, alsof er --läuft alles schief, als wäre --
niets aan de hand is.überhaupt nichts los.

Gedicht S2527
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark; this passage: cello and trombone
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Illusions: seeing through, Politics 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Will it just be day,

do we turn towards the light --


and are we awake?


Wordt het gewoon dag,,
draaien we naar het licht toe --wenden wir uns dem Licht zu --
en zijn we wakker?und sind wir schon wach?

Gedicht H5177
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Awareness: reality, Politics 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

What is bubbling up?

In how far will these lives be --


new in the old forms?


Wat borrelt er op?
Hoe nieuw zal dit leven zijn --neu wird dieses Leben sein --
in oude vormen?in alten Formen?

Gedicht H5178
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Lifestream (motion) 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Turning the switches,

the high empty hall wakes up --


buzzing and humming.


Knoppen omdraaien,,
de lege hal wordt wakker --die leere Halle erwacht --
zoemend en brommend.summend und brummend.

Gedicht H5179
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Technics (production) 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

In the morning I

protect myself from the world --


with incantations.


's Ochtends bescherm ik
mezelf tegen de wereld --ich mich sofort vor der Welt --
met bezweringen.mit Beschwörungen.

Gedicht H5180
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Marketa Scaffartzek (voice), with Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), and Joao Brito (percussion), on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Safety: protection, Religion: ritual 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Everyone singing

their own song, or are we not --


done tuning ourselves?


Ieder zijn eigen
lied, of zijn we nog bezig --es Lied, oder stimmen wir --
onszelf te stemmen?immer noch uns selbst?

Gedicht H5181
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Self-knowledge (acquire), Identity: deeds 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Each their own keynote,

and together the primal --


sound of Mother Earth.


Ieder zijn grondtoon,
en tezamen de oerklank --ton, gemeinsam den Urklang --
van Moeder Aarde.von Mutter Erde.

Gedicht H5182
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Music: connects, Earth: mother 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

The seventh day is

fading away in silence --


in the seventh night.


De zevende dag
schemert weg in verstilling:dämmert hinweg in Stille --
de zevende nacht.in die siebte Nacht.

Gedicht H5183
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Rest (leisure), Night 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

I start, quietly

I enter the strange world and --


can't get out again.


Ik start, ga rustig
de vreemde wereld in en --in die fremde Welt, komme --
kan daar niet meer weg.dann nicht mehr heraus.

Gedicht S2517
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Powerlessness (lack of freedom) 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Stranded in the rain,

the children are safe inside --


The mud is rising.


Gestrand in regen,,
de kinderen zijn veilig --die Kinder in Sicherheit --
Stijgende modder.Aufsteigender Schlamm.

Gedicht S2518
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Danger: notice, Rain / Hail 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

The air is changing,

I cannot go anywhere --


only brace myself.


De lucht verandert,
ik kan geen kant uit, alleen --sich, ich kann nirgendwo hin --
me schrapper zetten.mich nur anspannen.

Gedicht S2519
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Danger: notice 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

There's a bird squeaking.

Save, Save My Soul, it squeaks out --


of its pounding heart.


Er piept een vogel..
Save, Save My Soul, piept hij uit --Save, Save My Soul, quietscht er aus --
zijn bonzende hart.klopfendem Herzen.

Gedicht H5175
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Life: survival (effort) 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Trying this and that

way out, they are silting up --


I am nowhere now.


Uitweg na uitweg
proberen, ze slibben dicht --versuchen, sie verschlammen --
Ik ben nergens meer.Ich bin nirgends mehr.

Gedicht S2520
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Alone: forsaken, Depression (despair) 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Splashing through the swamp,

I get tired and too heavy --


to fly away now.


Soppend door de dras
word ik moe en veel te zwaar --bin ich müde und zu schwer --
om weg te vliegen.um wegzufliegen.

Gedicht S2521
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Powerlessness (no strength), Life: effort, burden 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

Relax, says a voice,

and menacingly: one two --


she starts to count down.


Ontspan, zegt een stem,
en dreigend begint ze: één --Stimme und beginnt: eins zwei --
twee af te tellen.drohend zu zählen.

Gedicht S2522
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Power: compulsion 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

I'm being flooded

and I sink into the depths --


of my own echoes.


Ik word overspoeld,
en zink weg in de diepte --versinke in die Tiefe --
van eigen echo's.eigener Echos.

Gedicht S2523
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keywords: Feelings (undergo), Sadness: suffer 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

There's a boy standing

next to my bed, he's angry --


He doesn't want to play.


Er staat een jongen
naast mijn bed en hij is boos --steht ein Junge, ganz sauer --
Hij wil niet spelen.Er will nicht spielen.

Gedicht S2524
Amsterdam, 2025-01-18
Pole (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1970
Improvisation-composition, for two players/singers with two shortwave receivers, on the occasion of the Expo '70 in Osaka; performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet) on January 18th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK 
Keyword: Anger / Rage 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

The zodiac sounds

is mumbling incantations --


waiting patiently.


De dierenriem klinkt
prevelt ze bezweringen --Beschwörungsformeln murmeln --
geduldig wachtend.Geduldig warten.

Gedicht S1641
Amsterdam, 2023-01-15
Zodiac (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1977
"Tierkreis" für 12 Spieldosen ("Zodiac" for 12 music boxes, 1974, Karlheinz Stockhausen), 1977: version for chamber orchestra, 2022: arrangement by Dirk Veulemans - Performed by Ensemble SPECTRA in the Organpark on January 15th, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark 
Keyword: Music: sound 
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz 

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