Acte de naissance de la philosophie | Le mouton sur la lande me regarde avec étonnement et effroi

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Geburtsakt der Philosophie

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

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Erschrocken staunt der Heide Schaf mich an,
als sähs in mir den ersten Menschenmann.
Sein Blick steckt an; wir stehen wie im Schlaf:
mir ist, ich säh zum ersten Mal ein Schaf.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Geburtsakt der Philosophie", appears in Palma Kunkel [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 Joep Willem Frederik Straesser (1934 - 2004), "Geburtsakt der Philosophie", 1972, from Eichenstadt und Abendstern, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The Birth of Philosophy", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Acte de naissance de la philosophie", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Acte de naissance de la philosophie

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

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Le mouton sur la lande me regarde avec étonnement et effroi,
comme s'il voyait en moi le premier être humain.
Son regard s'attache à moi ; nous sommes là comme endormis :
c'est pour moi comme si je voyais un mouton pour la première fois.

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Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Geburtsakt der Philosophie", appears in Palma Kunkel
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-26
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