Une longue histoire | Je regardai une fille dans les yeux

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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Eine lange Geschichte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ich sehe einem Mädchen in die Augen, 
und es war eine sehr lange Liebesgeschichte 
mit Donner und Küssen und Blitz. 
Ich lebe rasch.

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), "Eine lange Geschichte", op. 24 no. 4b (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 4b [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "A long story", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Une longue histoire", 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: 4
Word count: 23

Une longue histoire

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

Je regardai une fille dans les yeux,
et ce fut une très longue histoire d'amour
avec tonnerre et baisers et éclairs.
Je vis rapidement.

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: 4
Word count: 25