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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Guten Tag, guten Tag, Frau Gevatterin!

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Guten Tag, guten Tag, Frau Gevatterin!
Schönen Dank, gehorsame Dienerin!
Was ist das Wetter doch wunderschön!
Da kriegt man ja Lust spazieren zu geh'n,
Wenn nur nicht der Staub auf der Strasse wär',
Der inkommodiert doch wirklich zu sehr!

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• 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 19.

Text Authorship:

by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [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), "Guten Tag, guten Tag, Frau Gevatterin", op. 14 no. 8, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 8, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Good day, good day, honoured friend", 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: 6
Word count: 42

Good day, good day, honoured friend

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Good day, good day, honoured friend!
Many thanks, I am your obedient servant!
The weather is truly beautiful!
One can quite fancy going for a walk,
If only there were not such dust on the street,
That is truly too bothersome!

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Text Authorship:

Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (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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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
- 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: 6
Word count: 42