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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Pfeift der Sturm?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG ENG
Pfeift der Sturm?
Keift ein Wurm?
Heulen 
Eulen
hoch vom Turm?

Nein!

Es war des Galgenstrickes 
dickes 
Ende, welches ächzte,
so als ob 
im Galopp 
eine müdgehetzte Mähre
nach dem nächsten Brunnen lechzte,
(der vielleicht noch ferne wäre).

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Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Nein!", appears in Galgenlieder [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Nein! ", 2008 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Nein!", from Galgenlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Nein!", from Galgenlieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Nein", 1996, first performed 1996 [ mezzo-soprano, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 3 1996/1998, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Nein!", 1996, first performed 1997 [ mezzo-soprano, flute, bayan, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 5 1996, no. 13 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Korff , "Nein" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hans Krása (1899 - 1944), "Nein!", op. 1 (Vier Orchesterlieder) no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Siegfried Strohbach (b. 1929), "Pfeift der Sturm", from 5 Galgenlieder nach Christian Morgenstern, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Nein!", op. 7 no. 3, from Galgenlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Nein!" [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Nicolaas (Koos) Jaspers) , "Nee!", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "No!", copyright © 2005
  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "No!", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 38

No!
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Does the storm whistle?
Does a little mite nag?
Do the hoots 
of owls 
resound from high in the tower?

No!

It is the end of the gallows' 
thick noose,
groaning, 
as if it were 
in the middle of a gallop,
an exhausted mare, parched with thirst,
headed toward the nearest trough
(which might be quite far away).

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2005 by Emily Ezust

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This text was added to the website: 2005-09-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 58

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