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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Die Korfsche Uhr
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Korf erfindet eine Uhr,
die mit zwei Paar Zeigern kreist,
und damit nach vorn nicht nur,
sondern auch nach rückwärts weist.

Zeigt sie zwei, - somit auch zehn;
zeigt sie drei, - somit auch neun;
und man braucht nur hinzusehn,
um die Zeit nicht mehr zu scheun.

Denn auf dieser Uhr von Korfen,
mit dem janushaften Lauf,
(dazu ward sie so entworfen):
hebt die Zeit sich selber auf.

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die Korfsche Uhr" [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 Miriam Gideon (1906 - 1996), "Die Korfsche Uhr", 1966 [ medium voice, clarinet, marimba, violoncello ], from Rhymes from the Hill, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudolf Jaggi (b. 1940), "Die Korfsche Uhr", 2000 [ chorus a cappella ], from Zwei Uhren, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alice Samter (1908 - 2004), "Die Korfsche Uhr", 1966 [ three-part chorus, recorder, and piano ], from Erfindungen. 5 Chöre nach Christian Morgenstern, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Korf's clock", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La montre korfienne", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-11-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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