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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schlaget den Reifen

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Schlaget den Reifen,
  Lustige Schaar!
Lauft um die Wette
  Hurtig fürwahr!

Wer ist gefallen? 
  Helft ihm nur auf,
Schnell wieder lachen,
  Weiter im Lauf!¹

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• E. Frank

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Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 42.

¹ Frank adds:

Immer geschwinder
  Geht's nun im Lauf,
Fallt nicht, ihr Kinder,
  Passet nur auf!

Reifen, nun eil' dich 
  Ohn' Rast und Ruh',
Nimmer verweil' dich,
  Sonst schlag' ich zu!

Text Authorship:

by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
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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 Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Schlaget den Reifen", op. 16 no. 5, published 1882 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Fünf Duette aus "Am Fenster" in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 5, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Beat the hoop", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 25

Beat the hoop

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Beat the hoop,
  Merry throng!
Race each other
  Swiftly for sure!

Who has fallen?
  Help him up again,
Quickly laugh again,
  Onward in the race!¹

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¹ Frank adds:

Ever more quickly
  The race is now going,
Do not fall, children,
  Only take care!

Hoop, now make haste
  Without rest or pause,
Do not tarry
  Or I shall beat you!

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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 Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 26