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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Zwei Spazierstöcke

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Auf Balzacs Spazierstockgriff: ich breche alle Hindernisse.
Auf meinem: Mich brechen alle Hindernisse.
Gemeinsam ist das "alle".

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), "Zwei Spazierstöcke", op. 24 no. 1o (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 1o [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Two walking sticks", subtitle: " (Authentic - Plagal)", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Deux bâtons de marche", 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
Line count: 3
Word count: 17

Deux bâtons de marche

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Sur la poignée du bâton de Balzac : j'ai brisé tous les obstacles.
Sur le mien : tous les obstacles m'ont brisé.
Ils ont en commun ce « tous ».

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (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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a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-15
Line count: 3
Word count: 28