by Richard Hutter (flourished c1940)
Das Doppelbett hat ein Tischler gemacht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Das Doppelbett hat ein Tischler gemacht, Der hat sich dabei was ganz and'res gedacht, Denn dass zwei Männer hier drinnen liegen, I'm sorry, davon hat keiner Vergnügen!
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Text Authorship:
- by Richard Hutter (flourished c1940), "Der Song vom Doppelbett" [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 Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Der Song vom Doppelbett (The Song of the Double Bed),", 1940, first performed 1940 [medium voice(s), flute, clarinet, string quartet and piano], from the musical What a Life! - Music to the bilingual internment camp revue, Douglas, Isle of Man, no. 10. [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Hans Gál) , "The Song of the Double Bed", written 1940, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Eva Fox-Gal
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-22
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