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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Das Perlhuhn
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Das Perlhuhn zählt eins, zwei, drei, vier ...
Was zählt es wohl, das guteTier,
   dort unter den dunklen Erlen?

Es zählt, von Wissensdrang gejückt
(die es sowohl wie uns entzückt):
   die Anzahl seiner Perlen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Perlhuhn", appears in Palma Kunkel, first published 1916 [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 Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961), "das Perlhuhn", 2011, first performed 2011 [ baritone and dulcimer ], from Morgenstern-Liederbuch für Bariton und Hackbrett, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Günter Raphael (1903 - 1960), "Das Perlhuhn", 1957 [ tenor voice, clarinet, violin, percussion, contrabass, and piano ], from Palmström-Sonate, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Alice Samter (1908 - 2004), "Das Perlhuhn", 1954 [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alfred Uhl (1909 - 1992), "Das Perlhuhn" [ soli, chorus, and orchestra ], from Wer einsam ist, der hat es gut, no. 25 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La poule au perles", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Andreas Praefcke

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 33

La poule au perles
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
La poule au perles compte un, deux, trois, quatre...
Que peut bien compter ce cher animal,
   là-bas sous l'aulne obscur ?

Elle compte, obsédée par la soif de connaissance,
(qui la charme autant que nous)
    le nombre de ses perles.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Perlhuhn", appears in Palma Kunkel, first published 1916
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 39

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