by
Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
So fest wie die Hand den Stein hält
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
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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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-14
Line count: 4
Word count: 28
So firmly does the hand hold the stone
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
So firmly does the hand hold the stone.
It holds it so tightly,
only to throw it as far away as it can.
But the path also leads all that way.
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Translations of title(s):
"So fest" = "So firmly"
"So fest wie die Hand" = "So firmly, does the hand"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2020 by Laura Prichard, (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: 2020-01-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 31