by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Geburtsakt der Philosophie
Language: German (Deutsch)
Erschrocken staunt der Heide Schaf mich an, als sähs in mir den ersten Menschenmann. Sein Blick steckt an; wir stehen wie im Schlaf: mir ist, ich säh zum ersten Mal ein Schaf.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Geburtsakt der Philosophie", appears in Palma Kunkel [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 Joep Willem Frederik Straesser (1934 - 2004), "Geburtsakt der Philosophie", 1972, from Eichenstadt und Abendstern, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Birth of Philosophy", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Acte de naissance de la philosophie", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-12
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