by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Das Perlhuhn
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): 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 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.
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