by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
In memoriam Joannis Pilinszky
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ich kann...nicht eigentlich erzählen, ja fast nicht einmal reden; wenn ich erzähle, habe ich meistens ein Gefühl, wie es kleine Kinder haben könnten, die die ersten Gehversuche machen.
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 György Kurtág (b. 1926), "In memoriam Joannis Pilinszky", op. 24 no. 4f (1985-6) [ soprano and violin ], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 4f [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "In memory of Joannis Pilinssky", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "À la mémoire de Joannis Pilinszky", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2009-05-20
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