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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
O stelle doch das Naschen ein!
Wir warnen dich, wir meinen's gut:
Sei künftig mehr auf deiner Hut!
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Wie wird es dir ergehen!

O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Geh' in die Ecke nicht hinein!
Es stehet eine Falle da,
Die aufgestellt hat der Papa.
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Wie wird es dir ergehen!

Das Mäuselein, das Mäuselein,
Das schlüpfet in die Fall' hinein.
Wipp wapp! da fällt die Falle zu,
Gefangen ist es da im Nu.
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Nun ist's um dich geschehen!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hoffmann's von Fallersleben Gesammelte Werke; Zweiter Band : Lyrische Gedichte : Liebesleben Fortsetzung, Kinderleben, Berlin, F. Fontane, 1891, p. 161.


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "O Mäuselein!", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Jahre der politischen Kämpfe [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "O Mäuselein", 2007 [ high voice and piano ], from Mäuselein, Mauskätzchen und Spätzchen, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Mäuselein", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder: Aus der Kinderwelt) no. 5 (1847), published 1853 [ duet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ludwig Erk (1807 - 1883), "O Mäuselein", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Alte und neue Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Mäuselein", op. 124 no. 2, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], from Klänge aus der Kinderwelt, Heft VII, no. 2, Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 92

Ô petite souris, ô petite souris
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Ô petite souris, ô petite souris,
Ô cesse donc d'être gourmande !
Nous te prévenons, c'est pour ton bien :
À l'avenir sois davantage sur tes gardes !
Ô petite souris, ô petite souris,
Que vas-tu devenir !

Ô petite souris, ô petite souris,
N'entre pas dans ce trou !
Il y a là un piège,
Posé par papa.
Ô petite souris, ô petite souris,
Que vas-tu devenir !

La petite souris, la petite souris
A glissé dans le piège.
Clic clac ! Le piège s'est refermé.
Elle y est maintenant prisonnière.
Ô petite souris, ô petite souris,
Maintenant c'en est fait de toi !

About the headline (FAQ)

Translation of title "O Mäuselein!" = "Ô petite souris !"

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 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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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "O Mäuselein!", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Jahre der politischen Kämpfe
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 97

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