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by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901)

Frau Gans die hört den frohen Chor
Language: German (Deutsch) 
[Frau Gans]1 die hört den frohen Chor
Der lieben Vöglein all;
Da möcht' sie gerne singen auch
Wie Lerch und Nachtigall.
Sie recket hoch den Hals empor
[Und stimmet]2 an und singt.
Daß ihr Gesang durch's ganze Dorf
[Gar lieblich hin]3 erklingt:
    Gigak! Gigak! Gigak!
 
[Und kaum hört's]4 ihre Nachbarin,
So stimmt sie fröhlich ein;
Die allerbeßte Sängerin
Möcht' jede gerne sein.
Und nun geht das Concert erst an,
Und Gans und Gänslein singt,
Daß rechts und links und überall
Das schöne Lied erklingt:
    Gigak! Gigak! Gigak!

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Confirmed with Kinder-Lieder von G. Ch. Dieffenbach, Mainz: Verlag von C.G. Kunze, 1854, page 70

1 Taubert: "Gigak! Gigak! Frau Gans"
2 Kern: "Stimmt lustig"
3 Kern: "Auf’s lieblichste"
4 Kern: "Kaum hört es"; Taubert: "Gigak! Gigak! Und kaum hört's"

Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901), "Frau Gans will singen", appears in Kinder-Lieder, in 2. Lieder und Bilder aus der Natur, no. 70 [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), "Frau Gans will singen", op. 36 no. 54, published 1877 [ vocal duet with piano ], from 60 Kinderlieder von G. Chr. Dieffenbach für 2 Singstimme mit leichter Pianofortebegleitung, no. 54, Mainz, Kunze's Nachf. [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Frau Gans", op. 118 no. 6, published 1857 [ voice and piano ], from Klänge aus der Kinderwelt, Heft VI, no. 6, Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-04-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 91

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