Es stand vor eines Hauses Tor

Es stand vor eines Hauses Tor
Ein Esel mit gespitztem Ohr,
Der käute sich sein Bündel Heu
Gedankenvoll und still entzwei. --

Nun kommen da und bleiben stehn
Der naseweisen Buben zween,
Die auch sogleich, indem sie lachen,
Verhaßte Redensarten machen,

Womit man denn bezwecken wollte,
Daß sich der Esel ärgern sollte. -

Doch dieser hocherfahrne Greis
Beschrieb nur einen halben Kreis,
Verhielt sich stumm und zeigte itzt
Die Seite, wo der Wedel sitzt.

Translation(s): ENG

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Authorship

• by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), no title, appears in Kritik des Herzens [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Gary Bachlund , "Ein Esel-lied", 2010. [medium voice and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Der Weise", op. 34 no. 2 (1929), published 1931 [four-part men's chorus and piano], from Drei Porträtstudien, no. 2, Deutscher Arbeiter-Sängerbund, Berlin [ sung text verified 1 time]
• by Ernst Toch (1887 - 1964), "Der Esel", op. 41 no. 9, published 1928. [ sung text not verified ]
• by Erich Zeisl (1905 - 1959), "Der Weise", 1931, published 1935 [baritone and orchestra], from Sechs Lieder, no. 6. [ sung text not verified ]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Wilhelm Busch self-caricature", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2008-10-04.
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