by
Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
Zu spät (22. Oktober 1913)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Zu spät.
Die Süßigkeit der Trauer und der Liebe.
Von ihr angelächelt werden im Boot.
Das war das Allerschönste.
Immer nur das Verlangen, zu sterben
und das Sich-noch-Halten, das allein ist Liebe.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Too late (October 22, 1913)", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Trop tard : 22 octobre 1913", 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: 6
Word count: 32
Trop tard : 22 octobre 1913
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Trop tard.
La douceur du chagrin et de l'amour.
Recevoir un sourire d'elle dans le bateau.
C'était le plus merveilleux de tout.
Toujours rien que le désir de mourir
et celui de vivre encore, cela seul est l'amour.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (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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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
This text was added to the website: 2016-12-15
Line count: 6
Word count: 38