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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Tod
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Im trüben Sinn schlägt eine Uhr.
Höre auf sie, wenn du eintrittst ins Haus.
Träume und weine, armes Geschlecht.
Findest den Weg nicht,
Hast ihn verloren. --
Ich will nichts, nur mich entreissen
Händen der Tiefe, die sich strecken,
Mich Ohnmächtige hinabzunehmen.
Schwer fall ich in die bereiten Hände. --
Ach sie tragen, Larven der Hölle,
Verhüllte Grimassen,
Eng an sich gedrückt den Leib.
Langer Zug trägt den Unfertigen. --
Tönend erklang in der Ferne der Berge
Langsame Rede.
Wir horchten.

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 Max Brod (1884 - 1968), "Tod", op. 35 no. 1, published 1951 [voice and piano], from Tod und Paradies, 2 Lieder nach Versen von Franz Kafka, no. 1. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 78

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