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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Translation

Es fing ein Knab' ein Vögelein
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Es fing ein Knab' ein Vögelein,
ha ha, so so!
Da lacht' er in den Käfig 'nein,
ha ha, so so!
Da freut' er sich so läppisch,
ha ha, so so,
und griff hinein so täppisch,
ha ha, so so!
Da flog das Meislein auf ein Haus,
ha ha, so so,
und lacht' den dummen Buben aus,
ha ha, so so!

Mein lieber Knabe, merk dir's gut,
ha ha, so so!
Halt', was du hast, in treuer Hut,
ha ha, so so!
Und soll's dich nicht verdrießen,
ha ha, so so,
musst hübsch das Türchen schließen,
ha ha, so so!
Sonst fliegt dein Vöglein aus dem Haus,
ha ha, so so,
und lacht den dummen Buben aus,
ha ha, so so!

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, appears in Götz von Berlichingen, , Act III, Scene "Schloßhof".
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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 Ludwig Grünberger (1839 - 1896), "Es fing ein Knab' ein Vögelein", published 1890 [ soprano and piano ], Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-11-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 121

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