by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
Schmutzig bin ich, Milena...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Schmutzig bin ich, Milena, endlos schmutzig, darum mache ich ein solches Geschrei mit der Reinheit. Niemand singt so rein als die, welche in der tiefsten Hölle sind; was wir für den Gesang der Engel halten, ist ihr Gesang.
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 György Kurtág (b. 1926), "Schmutzig bin ich, Milena...", op. 24 no. 3d (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 3d [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "I'm filthy, Milena", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je suis sale, Milena...", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
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Word count: 38