by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd
Language: German (Deutsch)
Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd. Es durchbrach das Dach unserer Stube. Der bewölkte Himmel zog sich schwach entlang des gewaltigen Umrisses, und rauschend flog die Mähne im Wind.
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), "Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd", op. 41 no. 3 (1979) [ voice and piano ], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by György Kurtág (b. 1926), "Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd", op. 24 no. 3k (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 3k [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "We were amazed to see the large horse", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Étonnés nous avons vu le grand cheval", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-14
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