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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Auf der Treppe sitzen meine Öhrchen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

"Auf der Treppe sitzen meine Öhrchen,
Wie zwei Kätzchen, die die Milch erwarten...
Auf der Treppe sitzt mein Herz und harret,
Wie ein Geistchen, Kinn in Hand gestützet.

Doch der Bote mit den Briefen kommt nicht.
Taub und ohne Seele drin im Zimmer lieg ich. 
Wünsche nichts zurück zu haben.
Nicht die rosa Kätzchen, nicht das Geistchen."

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Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Ich und Du, in Ritornelle [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 Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Auf der Treppe sitzen meine Öhrchen", op. 18 (Lieder mit Klavier) no. 4 (1922) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Auf der Treppe", op. 11 no. 13 (1933-4) [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "On the steps sit my little ears", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mes petites oreilles sont assises dans l'escalier", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 57

Mes petites oreilles sont assises dans l'escalier

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

« Mes petites oreilles sont assises dans l'escalier
Comme deux chatons qui attendent le lait ...
Mon cœur est assis dans l'escalier et attend,
Comme un petit fantôme, le menton calé dans les mains.

Mais le messager n'apporte pas de lettre.
Je suis allongé dans la pièce, sourd et sans âme.
Je n'espère plus rien en retour.
Ni le chaton rose, ni le petit fantôme. »

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), no title, appears in Ich und Du, in Ritornelle
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 65