From an old notebook | Now it's evening, since six in the morning I've been at study

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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Aus einem alten Notizbuch

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Jetzt am Abend, nachdem ich von sechs Uhr früh an gelernt habe, 
bemerke ich, wie meine linke Hand die Rechte schon 
ein Weilchen lang aus Mitleid bei den Fingern umfaßt hielt.

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 György Kurtág (b. 1926), "Aus einem alten Notizbuch", op. 24 no. 4d (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 4d [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "From an old notebook", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "D'un vieux cahier", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
Line count: 3
Word count: 31

From an old notebook

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Now it's evening, since six in the morning I've been at study, 
and I notice, how my left hand has for awhile 
been gripping the fingers of my right in compassion.

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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: 3
Word count: 31