About the coming little brother | Listen, all you good children!

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by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Vom zukünftigen Brudermann

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Höret all' ihr braven Kinder!
Bald kommt noch ein Kindchen an.
Wollt' ein Schwesterchen ihr lieber,
Oder einen Brudermann,
Einen lieben Brudermann?

"Lieber hätt' ich eine Schwester!"
Ruft der kleine Gottfried aus.
In dem Korb allein das Hähnchen
Blieb der Gottfried gern im Haus.
Drum lasst mir den Bruder draus!

Aber Adelheid und Hannchen
Schreien beid: "ein Brüderlein!"
Kinderchen, hört auf zu zanken;
Sei's ein Knab', ein Mägdelein,
Soll es uns willkommen sein.

Note: Gottfried, Johanna (Hannchen), and Adelheid were the names of Johanna Kinkel's children. The expected child turned out to be a boy (Hermann).

Text Authorship:

by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858) [author's text not yet checked 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 Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Vom zukünftigen Brudermann", op. 20 no. 18, published 1849, from Anleitungen zum Singen. Übungen und Liedchen für Kinder von drei bis sieben Jahren, no. 18, B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "About the coming little brother", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-21
Line count: 15
Word count: 73

About the coming little brother

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Listen, all you good children!
Soon another child will arrive.
Would you rather have a sister,
Or a brother,
A dear little brother?
 
"I would rather have a sister!"
Little Gottfried cries.
Gottfried would dearly like to remain
The only little rooster in the house.
Therefore keep a brother out of here!
 
But Adelheid and little Johanna
Both cry:  "A little brother!"
Children, stop your quarreling;
Be it a boy, or [be it] a girl,
It shall be welcome to us.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-10
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Word count: 81