Pretty Tina and Melina | Pretty Tina and Melina have brand new shoes

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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Schön' Tinchen und Melinchen haben...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Schön' Tinchen und Melinchen haben nagelneue Schuh,
Drum kehren so stolz sie uns den Rücken zu;
Doch knarren die Schuhe so laut in die Welt --
Am Ende hat der Schuster noch gar nicht sein Geld!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 18.

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), "Schön' Tinchen und Melinchen", op. 16 no. 2, 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. 2, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Pretty Tina and Melina", 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: 4
Word count: 35

Pretty Tina and Melina

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Pretty Tina and Melina have brand new shoes,
That's why they turn their backs on us so proudly;
But the shoes are giving forth such loud squeaks --
Perhaps the shoemaker does not have his money yet!

Translator's note: In Germany it is thought that shoes squeak if they have not been paid for!

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 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: 2024-09-07
Line count: 4
Word count: 36