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by Paul Scheerbart (1863 - 1915)

Was ist ein Original?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Was ist ein Original?
Ein Ei ohne Schal'. --
Zum Fressen für die Helläugigen ...
Wie lebt ein Original?
In Angst und Qual. --
Schließlich, schließlich wird's nur
Gefressen von den Helläugigen ...
Wer sieht dann das Original?
Was weiß ich?
Fürchterlich -- fürchterlich --
Ein Ei ohne Schal'.
Ich weiß -- ich weiß:
Nur eine Rettung gibt's --
Kocht hart, kocht hart
Das Ei ohne Schal'!
Laß dich vom rauhen Leben
Hart kneten, du Original!
Dann liegst du den Helläugigen
Recht schwer im Magen --
Sie können dich dann nicht vertragen.

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Scheerbart (1863 - 1915), "Was ist ein Original?" [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Was ist ein Original?", 2009 [high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "What is an original?", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-17
Line count: 20
Word count: 83

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