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by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908)

Es sitzt ein Vogel auf dem Leim
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es sitzt ein Vogel auf dem Leim,
er flattert sehr und kann nicht heim.
Ein schwarzer Kater schleicht herzu,
die Krallen scharf, die Augen gluh.
Am Baum hinauf und immer höher
kommt er dem armen Vogel näher.

Der Vogel denkt: Weil das so ist
und weil mich doch der Kater frißt,
so will ich keine Zeit verlieren,
will noch ein wenig quinquilieren
und lustig pfeifen wie zuvor.
Der Vogel, scheint mir, hat Humor.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), no title, appears in Kritik des Herzens [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 Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Es sitzt ein Vogel auf dem Leim", op. 17 no. 6, published 1939-40 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 73

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