Original sound poem (Lautgedicht) — not translated, sounded
Karawanejolifanto bambla ô falli bambla grossiga m’pfa habla horem égiga goramen higo bloiko russula huju hollaka hollala anlogo bung blago bung blago bung bosso fataka ü üü ü schampa wulla wussa ólobo hej tatta gôrem eschige zunbada wulubu ssubudu uluw ssubudu tumba ba- umf kusagauma ba - umf
original voice · unchanged · Dada Almanach, Berlin: Erich Reiss, 1920, p. 53 (Wikisource copy); first performed Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, 1916
Turkish sounding reading proposal
colifanto bambla o falli bambla grosiga m'pfa habla horem egiga goramen higo bloyko rusula huyu holaka holala anlogo bung blago bung blago bung bosso fataka ü üü ü şampa vulla vussa olobo hey tatta görem eşige zunbada vulubu ssubudu uluv ssubudu tumba ba-umf kusagauma ba-umf
reading proposal · Zıvana · 2026
Rhythm stress: TA ta
jolifantobamblaôfallibambla
grossigam'pfahablahorem
égigagoramen
higobloikorussulahuju
hollakahollala
anlogobung
blagobung
blagobung
bossofataka
üüüü
schampawullawussaólobo
hejtattagôrem
eschigezunbada
wulubussubuduuluwssubudu
tumbaba-umf
kusagauma
ba -umf
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stress: a reading proposal (Zıvana) — Ball's own delivery was never recorded · 92 bpm
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Original textPublic domain. Hugo Ball † 1927 · hayat + 70 → TR · EU · UK
Source textDada Almanach, Berlin: Erich Reiss, 1920, p. 53 (Wikisource copy); first performed Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, 1916 — de.wikisource.org · Opened: 2026-09-09
Rights slip2026-09-09 · britannica.com