by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
So fest wie die Hand den Stein hält
Language: German (Deutsch)
So fest wie die Hand den Stein hält. Sie hält ihn aber fest, nur um ihn desto weiter zu verwerfen. Aber auch in jene Weite führt der Weg.
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Text Authorship:
- by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924) [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 (Peter) Alexander Goehr (b. 1932), "So fest wie die Hand", op. 41 no. 5 (1979) [ voice and piano ], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by György Kurtág (b. 1926), "So fest", op. 24 no. 3h (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 3h [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-14
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Word count: 28