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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

České hádanky
Language: Czech (Čeština) 
Chodí v koruně, král nenì, nosì ostruhy rytìř nenì,
mà šavli husar nenì, k rànu budìvà, ponocny nenì, (kohout)
Zelenà, tràva nejsem, žlutà jsem, vosk nejsem, tvrdà jsem,
kost nejsem, sladkà jsem, med nejsem! (mrkev)
Běžela lvice do Kamenice, kam pohlèdla tràva zbledla! (kosa)
Přišel k nàm host co v lese zrost, zatočil se po světnici,
praštil sebou pod lavici. (koště)
Kdy zajìce bolì zuby? Když ho pes popadne!
Vrků. vrků, vrků,
Sedláku, chudý, , nasej hrachu, hrachu všudy, pro mé zuby!
Matička mě zahubila, tatíček mě sněd,
sestřička kůstky sesbírala, pod stromečkem zakopala!
To jsem jà ten ptàček! Lililililililililà 
Vráno! Vráno! 
Kam ty děti neseš, kam? 
K vám, k vám! K vám!

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959), "České hádanky", H 277bis (1939) [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-17
Line count: 16
Word count: 113

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