Little Hans is truly too stupid | Little Hans is truly too stupid

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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Hänschen ist fürwahr zu dumm

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Hänschen ist fürwahr zu dumm,
  Sagt, er könne fliegen,
Springt und kommt natürlich gleich
  Auf die Nas' zu liegen!

Schwester Ännchen sieht ihm zu,
  Und sie spricht mit Lachen:
Hänschen, der du fliegen willst,
  Was für dumme Sachen!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• E. Frank

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Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 36.

Text Authorship:

by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Hänschen ist fürwahr zu dumm", op. 14 no. 11, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 11, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Little Hans is truly too stupid", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 8
Word count: 39

Little Hans is truly too stupid

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Little Hans is truly too stupid,
  He said that he could fly,
Leaps and naturally right away
  Lands on his nose!

Sister Annie watches him,
  And she says with a laugh:
Little Hans, who wishes to fly,
  What a silly notion!

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 42