When a child wants to have everything | When I see apples, I would like to have them

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possibly by Johannes Daniel Falk (1768 - 1826)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Wenn's Kind alles haben will

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Seh' ich Äpfel, möcht' ich sie haben,
Seh' ich Rüben, möcht' ich sie schaben,
Seh' ich Nüsse mit vollen Backen, 
Möcht' ich sie beißen, möcht' ich sie knacken!
Keine Rast, keine Ruh', 
Schöne Kleider, schöne Schuh'! 
Aber wozu? 
Nichts kriegt, wer alles haben will; 
Nur wer bescheiden ist und still,
Kriegt in Hüll' und Füll'!

Confirmed with Kinder-Gärtlein, ein Buch für Mütter zur ersten Beschäftigung der Phantasie der Kinder, bearbeitet und zusammengestellt von Heinrich Weikert, Hanau: Verlag von F. König, 1841, page 161.

Text Authorship:

possibly by Johannes Daniel Falk (1768 - 1826), "Wenn's Kind alles haben will" [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 Hans Michael Schletterer (1824 - 1893), "Wenn's Kind alles haben will", op. 60 (Zehn Chorduette für Sopran- und Altstimmen mit Pianoforte zum Gebrauch in vorgerückten Gesangsklassen) no. 4, published 1886 [ sa chorus and piano ], Leipzig: Kistner [sung text not yet checked]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "When a child wants to have everything", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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When a child wants to have everything

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

When I see apples, I would like to have them,
When I see turnips I would like to peel them,
When I see nuts with fat cheeks,
I would like to bite them, would like to crack them!
No rest, no peace,
Nice clothes, nice shoes,
But what for?
Those who want everything get nothing;
Only those who are modest and quiet
Shall receive enough and to spare!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Johannes Daniel Falk (1768 - 1826)
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This text was added to the website: 2025-02-14
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