by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Das Grammophon
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: FRE
Der Teufel kam hinauf zu Gott und brachte ihm sein Grammophon und sprach zu ihm, nicht ohne Spott: "Hier bring ich dir der Sphären Ton." Der Herr behorchte das Gequiek und schien im Augenblick erbaut: Es ward fürwahr die Weltmusik vor seinem Ohr gespenstisch laut. Doch kaum er dreimal sie gehört, da war sie ihm zum Ekel schon, - und höllwärts warf er, tief empört, den Satan samt dem Grammophon.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Grammophon", appears in Nachlese zur Galgenpoesie [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 Eduard de Boer (b. 1957), "Das Grammophon", op. 13 no. 5 [baritone, chorus, orchestra], from Neue Galgenlieder, no. 5. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Das Grammophon" [baritone and piano], from Five Songs from Zeitgedichte, no. 2. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Wolfgang Nening (b. 1966), "Das Grammophon", 1984, first performed 1985 [medium voice and piano], from 3 Lieder nach Christian Morgenstern, no. 2. [ sung text not verified ]
- by Alfred Uhl (1909 - 1992), "Das Grammophon" [soli, chorus, and orchestra], from Wer einsam ist, der hat es gut, no. 21. [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le gramophone", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 70