Zarathustra's roundelay (), also called the ''Midnight Song'' (''Mitternachts-Lied'') or ''Once More'' (), is a

poem Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...

in the book '' Thus Spoke Zarathustra'' (1883–1885) by

Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philology, classical philologist, turning to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, aged 24, Nietzsche bec ...

. The poem first appears in ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra'''s chapter "The Second Dance-Song", then reappears in a later chapter, "The Drunken Song". The poem was used by

Gustav Mahler Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic music, Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and ...

as the text of the 4th movement of his Symphony No 3.

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Alexander Tille: Thomas Common: :

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— English {{Nietzsche, state=expanded 1883 poems German poems Poetry by Friedrich Nietzsche Thus Spoke Zarathustra