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Ein Wiesel saß auf einem Kiesel inmitten Bachgeriesel. Wißt ihr, weshalb? Das Mondkalb verriet es mir im stillen: Das raffinier - te Tier tats um des Reimes willen.
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Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das ästhetische Wiesel" [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), "Das ästhetische Wiesel", 2001 [ bass and piano ], from Das tierische Lied von der Erde, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Das æsthetische Wiesel", from Galgenlieder, no. 19 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Das ästhetische Wiesel", from Galgenlieder, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Das ästhetische Wiesel", first performed 1996 [ mezzo-soprano, flute, bayan, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 5 1996, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sofia Gubaidulina (1931 - 2025), "Das ästhetische Wiesel", 1996, first performed 1996 [ mezzo-soprano, percussion, and contrabass ], from Galgenlieder à 3 1996/1998, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilfried Hiller , "Das ästhetische Wiesel", from Morgenstern-Liederbuch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Korff , "Das ästhetische Wiesel" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Camille van Lunen (b. 1957), "Das ästhetische Wiesel" [ duet for 2 equal voices with clarinet ], from Morgenstern Album II, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eric Sams (1926 - 2004), "Das ästhetische Wiesel", 1947 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Das aesthetische Wiesel", op. 7 no. 11, from Galgenlieder, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Nicolaas (Koos) Jaspers) , "De esthetische wezel", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The aesthetic Weasel", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La belette esthète", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-10
Line count: 11
Word count: 27
A weasel sat on a stone in the middle of a trickling stream. Do you know why? The dim-wit told me quietly: That ingenious beast did it to make the poem rhyme.
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The aesthetic Weasel", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das ästhetische Wiesel"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-11
Line count: 11
Word count: 32