Was klappert im Hause so laut? horch,...
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Was klappert im Hause so laut? horch, horch!
Ich glaub, ich glaube, das ist der Storch.
Das war der Storch. Seid, Kinder, nur still,
Und hört, was gern ich erzählen euch will.
Er hat euch gebracht ein Brüderlein
Und hat gebissen Mutter ins Bein.
Sie liegt nun krank, doch freudig dabei,
Sie meint, der Schmerz zu ertragen sei.
Das Brüderlein hat euer gedacht,
Und Zuckerwerk die Menge gebracht,
Doch nur von den süßen Sachen erhält,
Wer artig ist und still sich verhält.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861 - 1911), "Was klappert im Hause so laut?", op. 52 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rud. Dietrich [sung text not yet checked]
- by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Was klappert im Hause so laut, so laut?", published 1895 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 2 Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Leipzig, Bosworth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max (Heinrich Edler von) Oberleithner (1868 - 1935), "Der Klapperstorch", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What is clicking so loudly in the house", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La cigogne claquetante", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 82
What is clicking so loudly in the house
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
What is clicking so loudly in the house? Listen, listen!
I believe, I believe it is the stork.
It was the stork. Only be quiet, children,
And listen to what I would so gladly tell you.
He has brought you a little brother
And has bitten your mother in the leg.
She is now lying sick, but nevertheless happy,
She thinks that she will be able to bear the pain.
Your little brother has thought of you
And brought you quantities of sweets,
But the only children who shall receive some of the sweets,
Are those who are well-behaved and quiet.
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2011 by Sharon Krebs, (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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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 101