by Ozef Kalda (1871 - 1921)
Translation by Hanuš Jelínek (1878 - 1944)
Letí straka letí
Language: Czech (Čeština)
Letí straka letí, křídlama chlopotá, ztratila sa sestře košulenka z plota. Gdo jí ju ukradl, aj, gdyby věděla, věckrát by se mnú řečňovat nechtěla. Oh, Bože, rozbože, jak sem sa proměnil, jak jsem své myšlenky ve svém srdci změnil. Co sem sa modlíval, už sa hlava zbyla, jak gdyby sa pískem zhlybeň zařútila!
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Text Authorship:
- by Ozef Kalda (1871 - 1921) [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 Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928), "Letí straka letí", 1917-9, from Zápisník zmizelého = The diary of one who disappeared, no. 19 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Hanuš Jelínek) , no title, first published 1930
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Max Brod)
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Word count: 53
Une pie vole, vole
Language: French (Français) after the Czech (Čeština)
Une pie vole, vole, bat des ailes. On a volé à ma sœur une chemise qui séchait à la grille. Oh, si elle savait qui l'a volée, elle ne voudrait plus jamais m'adresser la parole. Oh mon, Dieu, mon Dieu, combien je suis changé, combien sont différentes les pensées de mon cœur ! Ma tête a oublié toutes les prières, comme si l'on comblait une fosse de sable !
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- by Hanuš Jelínek (1878 - 1944), no title, first published 1930 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Ozef Kalda (1871 - 1921)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 67