Hörspiel: Der späte Gast
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C1.2 · 25 of 34
Hören: Hörspiel
Lesson · 3 rules · about 3 min
Hör eine Hörspielszene um Mitternacht und achte darauf, was die Stimmen durch Tonfall, Zögern und eine Überraschung an der Tür verraten.
- 1Szene, Spannung, Grund, Wendung, Auflösung
- 2Kleine Wörter tragen das Ungesagte
- 3Vergleiche gehören dem Erzähler, sie sind keine Fakten
Why this matters
Eine Hörspielszene mit einem Erzähler und zwei Stimmen: Kurz nach Mitternacht klopft es an der Tür eines abgelegenen Forsthauses, ein Fremder steht durchnässt im Regen, eine Frau ist allein und lässt die Kette vor der Tür, sie zögert, er zieht sich höflich zurück, sie besinnt sich anders, und dann kommt eine Wiedererkennung, die die Szene dreht: Der Fremde ist ihr früherer Lehrer. Beim literarischen Hören geht es weniger um Fakten als um Stimmung, Motiv, Reaktion und das, was mitschwingt: warum sie zögert, was ihr „doch“ verrät, was sie schließlich die Tür öffnen lässt und wie das Ende gerahmt ist. Die Sätze des Erzählers liefern die Gründe und die Bilder, der Dialog liefert den Ton. Behalte die Reihenfolge im Kopf: Die Wiedererkennung kommt erst, nachdem sie beschlossen hat, ihn hereinzulassen.
Translation
Narrator: It is shortly after midnight. Outside, the rain lashes against the shutters; in the stove the last logs are crackling. Anna Berger is sitting alone in the kitchen of the old forester's lodge, marking class tests. Then there is a knock at the door – three times, slowly. Anna: Who can that be at this hour? … Hello? Who's there? Stranger: Forgive the late disturbance. My car has broken down down by the bridge, and yours is the only house with a light on. Narrator: Anna hesitates. The nearest neighbours live two kilometres away, and her mobile has no reception up here. She puts the chain on and opens the door a crack. In front of her stands an old man, soaked by the rain, in a coat far too thin for this weather. Anna: The bridge? But it's been closed for weeks. Stranger: Unfortunately I saw that too late. I have walked up the hill for almost an hour. I was on my way to my daughter in Hallstein. She has been expecting me since ten o'clock, and I can't reach her. Anna: Nobody has reception up here. And the landline has been dead since the thunderstorm. Stranger: Then I won't keep you any longer. If you could just tell me how far it is to the village … Narrator: He is already turning to leave. Anna sees how his hands are trembling, and suddenly she is ashamed of the chain. Anna: Wait. You're not going anywhere in this weather. Come in, I'll make you some tea. Narrator: She takes off the chain. The man steps into the hall, and water drips from his coat onto the old floorboards. Anna hangs the coat over a chair next to the stove. Stranger: That's very kind. My name is Lorenz, by the way. I used to be a teacher, over in Hallstein. Anna: Lorenz? Not … Mr Lorenz, German and history? You taught me in year seven! Narrator: The old man stops on the threshold and narrows his eyes, as if he had to bring a twenty-five-year-old class photo into focus. Stranger: Anna … Anna Berger. The one with the essays that were always three pages too long. Anna: And now I mark them myself. Narrator: Outside it keeps raining. But in the kitchen of the forester's lodge it will be a long time before it goes quiet this night.
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