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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Die Tafeln
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Man soll nichts gegen jene Tafeln sagen,
die eine Hand an ihrer Stirne tragen,

den Namen einer Schenke nahebei,
den Paragraphen einer Polizei.

Sie sind, wenn sonst nichts spricht im weiten Land,
ein wundervoller justiger Verstand.

Bescheiden zeugt ihr Dasein von Kultur:
Hier herrscht der Mensch – und nicht mehr Bär und Ur. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die Tafeln" [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 Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Die Tafeln" [baritone and piano], from Five Songs from Zeitgedichte, no. 3. [ sung text not verified ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-11-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 53

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