Der Papa
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE ITA
Da kennt so ein Mann nun die halbe Welt
Und weiß nicht, wie man ein Kindchen hält
Und hat von den allernothwendigsten Sachen
Noch gar keine Ahnung -- es ist zum Lachen. --
Und das will nun für den preußischen Staat
Über Frauen und Kinder Gesetze machen!
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Befreiung. Neue Gedichte, Fünfte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 19.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The papa", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le papa", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il Papa", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust
[Administrator] , Sharon Krebs
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
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Le papa
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
Voilà donc un homme qui connaît la moitié du monde
Et ne sait pas comment on tient un petit enfant
Et qui n'a de toutes les choses les plus nécessaires
Encore aucune idée -- c'est à en rire --
Et voici que maintenant, dans l'état prussien,
Ils veulent faire la loi, pour les femmes et les enfants !
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-08-03
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