The little fashionista | Snip-snap-tailor

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Putzmamsellchen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Schnipp-schnapp-Schneider, 
mach uns schöne Kleider, 

der Lina eins aus Seiden, 
das wird sie prächtig kleiden, 

mir ein Kleid aus Tarlatan, 
das zieh' ich nächsten Sonntag an!

Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 47.

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Putzmamsellchen", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte, first published 1908 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Putzmamsellchen", op. 44 no. 5 (1920) [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Kinderlieder nach Gedichten von Albert Sergel, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The little fashionista", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-06-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 26

The little fashionista

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Snip-snap-tailor,
make us beautiful clothes;

for Lina one made of silk,
she shall look marvellous in it;

for me a dress of tarlatan,
which I shall wear next Sunday!

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 Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Putzmamsellchen", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte, first published 1908
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This text was added to the website: 2024-12-12
Line count: 6
Word count: 29