So fest wie die Hand, den Stein hält

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.

by Franz Kafka (1883-1924)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by (Peter) Alexander Goehr (1932-) , "So fest wie die Hand", op. 41 no. 5 (1979) [voice and piano], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 5.
by György Kurtág (1926-) , "So fest", op. 24 no. 3h (1985-6) [soprano and violin], from Kafka-Fragmente, no. 3h

Date added to the website: 2008-07-14.

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