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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Der Würfel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein Würfel sprach zu sich: Ich bin
mir selbst nicht völlig zum Gewinn!

Denn meines Wesens sechste Seite,
und sei es auch Ein Auge bloß
sieht immerdar statt in die Weite,
der Erde ewig dunklen Schoß.

Als dies die Erde, drauf er ruhte,
vernommen, ward ihr schlimm zu Mute.

Du Esel, sprach sie, ich bin dunkel,
weil dein Gesäß mich just bedeckt!
Ich bin so licht wie ein Karfunkel,
sobald du dich hinweggefleckt.

Der Würfel, innerlichst beleidigt,
hat sich nicht weiter drauf verteidigt.

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Der Würfel", 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 Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Der Würfel", from Galgenlieder, no. 40 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-08-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 83

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