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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Du Rabe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Du Rabe, sagte ich, du alter Unglücksrabe,
was tust du immerfort auf meinem Weg.
Wohin ich gehe, sitzt du
und sträubst die paar Federn. Lästig!
 
Ja, sagte er und ging mit gesenktem Kopf
vor mir auf und ab
wie ein Lehrer beim Vortrag, es ist richtig;
es ist mir selbst schon fast unbehaglich.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924) [author's text not yet checked 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 (Peter) Alexander Goehr (b. 1932), "Du Rabe", op. 41 no. 6 (1979) [voice and piano], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 6. [ sung text not verified ]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Le corbeau", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 53

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