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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Der Neger

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: FRE

Der Neger, der von der Weltausstellung
nachhause gebracht wird
und, irrsinnig geworden vom Heimweh,
mitten in seinem Dorf
unter dem Wehklagen des Stammes
mit ernstestem Gesicht
als Überlieferung und Pflicht die Späße aufführt,
welche das europäische Publikum
als Sitten und Gebräuche Afrikas entzückten.

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 (Peter) Alexander Goehr (b. 1932), "Der Neger", op. 41 no. 4 (1979) [voice and piano], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 4. [ sung text not verified ]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Le Nègre", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-14
Line count: 9
Word count: 43

Le Nègre

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

Le Nègre qui de l'exposition universelle
est ramené chez lui,
et, fou du mal du pays,
au milieu de son village
sous les lamentations de la tribu,
avec le visage le plus sévère
comme une tradition et un devoir montre les blagues
dont le public européen
était enchanté comme par des coutumes d'Afrique.

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)
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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-03
Line count: 9
Word count: 53