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by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901)

Der Kukuk in dem Walde schreit: Kukuk!
Language: German (Deutsch) 
  Der Kukuk in dem Walde schreit: Kukuk!
Du machst dich ja gewaltig breit;
Kerl, hast du denn so viele Zeit,
Und hast du denn sonst Nichts zu thun,
Als ohne Rast und ohne Ruh'n
Zu schrein: Kukuk! Kukuk?
 
   Der Kukuk in dem Walde schreit: Kukuk!
Was schreist du denn nur alle Zeit?
Kerl, bist du denn nicht recht gescheidt,
Und wirst du es denn nimmer müd
Zu singen stets das alte Lied--
Kukuk! Kukuk! Kukuk!

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Confirmed with Kinder-Lieder von G. Ch. Dieffenbach, Mainz: Verlag von C.G. Kunze, 1854, page 35

Note: throughout the text Kern uses the more common spelling "Kuckuck".


Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901), "Der Kukuk", appears in Kinder-Lieder, in 2. Lieder und Bilder aus der Natur, no. 41 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Karl August Kern (1836 - 1897), "Der Kuckuck", op. 36 no. 50, published 1877 [ vocal duet with piano ], from 60 Kinderlieder von G. Chr. Dieffenbach für 2 Singstimme mit leichter Pianofortebegleitung, no. 50, Mainz, Kunze's Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 76

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