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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Wechselgesang
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Mädel, kommt dir nie die Frag'
in der Nacht, in der Nacht,
wie das Küssen tuen mag
in der Nacht, in der Nacht?

Nein, wir küssen einen Mann
nur am Tag, nur am Tag,
weil man Männern trauen kann
nur am Tag, nur am Tag.

Schließ die Tür heut' nicht so gut
in der Nacht, in der Nacht,
zeig' dir dann, wie's Küssen tut
in der Nacht, in der Nacht.

Unsre Haustür offen ist
nur am Tag, nur am Tag,
seid willkommen, aber wisst:
nur am Tag, nur am Tag.

Es kommt einmal die Zeit,
da jeder Bursch sein Mädel freit!
Man gibt sich fromm die Hände,
zu Ende ist, zu Ende der große Streit. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Wechselgesang" [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 Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Wechselgesang", op. 28 no. 4 (1898) [soli, mixed chorus, and orchestra or piano], from Sommerabend, no. 4. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-08
Line count: 20
Word count: 115

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