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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Das Trauerjahr war vorüber

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Das Trauerjahr war vorüber, 
die Flügel der Vögel waren schlaff. 
Der Mond entblößte sich in kühlen Nächten, 
Mandel und Ölbaum waren längst gereift.

Text Authorship:

by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924), "Das Trauerjahr war vorüber" [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 (Peter) Alexander Goehr (b. 1932), "Das Trauerjahr war vorüber", op. 41 no. 9 (1979) [voice and piano], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 9. [ sung text not verified ]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "L'année de deuil était terminée", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-13
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Word count: 23

L'année de deuil était terminée

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

L'année de deuil était terminée,
les ailes des oiseaux étaient molles.
La lune se mettait à nu dans les nuits fraîches.
Les amandes et les olives étaient mûres depuis longtemps.

Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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), "Das Trauerjahr war vorüber"
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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-03
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Word count: 30