Es war einmal ein Igel, der fiel in einen Tiegel mit ranzigem Salatöl, und das hat die Stacheln aufgeweicht. Da trat er in den Völkerbund, von einem blinden Tiger wurde er dann herumgereicht, als ein berühmter Krieger.
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Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), no title, appears in Tierverse [a long poem split into stanzas], no. 3 [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 Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Der Igel", 1973 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Tierverse, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-13
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