We were amazed to see the large horse | We were amazed to see the large horse

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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd.
Es durchbrach das Dach unserer Stube.
Der bewölkte Himmel zog sich schwach
entlang des gewaltigen Umrisses,
und rauschend flog die Mähne im Wind.

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), "Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd", op. 41 no. 3 (1979) [ voice and piano ], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
by György Kurtág (b. 1926), "Staunend sahen wir das große Pferd", op. 24 no. 3k (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 3k [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "We were amazed to see the large horse", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Étonnés nous avons vu le grand cheval", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-14
Line count: 5
Word count: 29

We were amazed to see the large horse

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

We were amazed to see the large horse.
It broke through the roof of our bedroom.
The billowy canopy dragged weakly
along its massive silhouette,
and its mane whipped in the wind.

Text Authorship:

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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: 2020-01-08
Line count: 5
Word count: 32