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by Edwin Bormann (1851 - 1912)

Der alte Marabu
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
(Eine traurige Geschichte)

Im Schneegebirge Hindukuh
Da sitzt ein alter Marabu
Auf einem Fels von Nagelfluh
Und drückt das rechte Auge zu.

Weßhalb wohl, fragst du, Leser, nu,
Weßhalb wohl sitzt der Marabu
Im Schneegebirge Hindukuh
Auf einem Fels von Nagelfluh
Und drückt das rechte Auge zu?

Hab' Dank, o lieber Leser du,
Für dein Int'ress' am Marabu!
Allein weßhalb im Hindukuh
Er drückt das rechte Auge zu
Auf einem Fels von Nagelfluh -
Weiß ich so wenig als wie du!

Text Authorship:

  • by Edwin Bormann (1851 - 1912) [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Der alte Marabu", 2001 [bass and piano], from Das tierische Lied von der Erde, no. 4 [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The old Marabou", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-05-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 80

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