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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Der alte böse Rabe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Krakrah krakrah krakrah!
Du alter böser Rabe,
Bist du schon wieder da!
Wie andre Vögel singen,
Will dir nur schlecht gelingen.
Geh du in deinen Wald hinein,
Da kannst du krächzen, kannst du schrei'n.
Du weißt nur eine Melodei,
Nur kra kra krah ist dein Geschrei;
Und immerfort nur kra kra krah.
Du alter böser Rabe,
Komm uns nur nicht zu nah!

Krakrah krakrah krakrah!
Du alter böser Rabe,
Bist du schon wieder da!
Du darfst nur mal dich zeigen
Und alle Vögel schweigen,
Sie fliegen Alle husch husch husch
Voll Angst und Bangen in den Busch,
Und denken: wär' es doch vorbei,
Dein kra kra krah, dies wild Geschrei.
Du störest ihre Freud' und Ruh,
Du alter böser Rabe,
Mach dich nur fort im Nu!

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Der alte böse Rabe", appears in Kinderlieder [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 Gottfried Rüdinger (1886 - 1946), "Der alte böse Rabe", op. 59 no. 2, published 1932 [ high voice and piano ], from Gigel junk: 7 Kinderlieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-14
Line count: 24
Word count: 126

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