Fierté (1910, 15 novembre, dix heures) | Je ne me laisserai pas être fatigué

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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Stolz (1910/15. November, zehn Uhr)

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

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Ich werde mich nicht müde werden lassen.
Ich werde in meine Novelle hineinspringen 
und wenn es mir das Gesicht zerschneiden sollte.

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), "Stolz (1910/15. November, zehn Uhr)", op. 24 no. 1q (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 1q [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Proud (November 15, 1910, 10 o'clock)", subtitle: "I won't let myself get tired.", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Fierté (1910, 15 novembre, dix heures)", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
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Fierté (1910, 15 novembre, dix heures)

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

Chosen for Diff

Je ne me laisserai pas être fatigué.
Je plongerai dans mon histoire,
et même si elle devait déchirer mon visage.

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: 20