
1. Hof
2. Gruft
3. Wald
4. Phantastischer Garten. Mond
5. Dämmerung auf Bergen
6. Rübenfeld. Abend
7. Felsenschlucht
8. Verwachsene Allee. Rondell
9. Wiese
In a trembling palace, a shattered queen cries for the missing Imma, while courtiers stumble through frantic chants and trembling sighs. The king, the maids, and a shadowy figure named Brinhildis swirl in a storm of grief and frantic pleas, their words caught between despair and a desperate search for a vanished child. The scene feels both ancient and hallucinatory, as the royal household teeters on the edge of chaos, begging the heavens for answers.
Elsewhere, a restless spirit confronts Imma in a dim grotto, bargaining for the gifts of humanity—light, love, and the breath of the wild. Their dialogue summons roots and vegetables that blossom into humanoid forms, blurring the line between growth and creation. This uncanny exchange weaves mythic symbolism with a raw, poetic rhythm, inviting listeners into a world where elemental forces and fragile emotions collide.
Language
de
Duration
~25 minutes (24K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2016-06-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1892–1969
A major figure of German cinema, he moved easily between film, theater, and screenwriting, building an international career that stretched from the silent era to the 1960s. His work on visually rich productions such as The Thief of Bagdad helped keep his name alive well beyond Germany.
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