by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Der Specht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Wie ward dir, kleiner Specht, so große Kraft! Von deinem Klopfen tönt der ganze Schaft der hohen Kiefer. Wär' auch mir vergönnt, dass ich den Menschen so durchklingen könnt'!
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Der Specht", appears in Melancholie [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 Wilfried Hiller , "Der Specht", from Morgenstern-Liederbuch [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The woodpecker", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le pic", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-31
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Word count: 29