A rabbit sits amidst the green | A rabbit sits amidst the green

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Walter A. Aue

Vice versa

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ein Hase sitzt auf einer Wiese,
des Glaubens, niemand sähe diese.

Doch, im Besitze eines Zeisses,
betrachtet voll gehaltnen Fleißes

vom vis-a-vis gelegnen Berg
ein Mensch den kleinen Löffelzwerg.

Ihn aber blickt hinwiederum
ein Gott von fern an, mild und stumm.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Vice versa", appears in Galgenlieder [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 Krása (1899 - 1944), "Vice versa", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5 (1923) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Alfred Schuster (1910 - 1980), "Vice versa", 1947 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenlieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Vice versa", op. 19c (Galgenliederbuch, 3. Folge) no. 5, published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 19, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]
by Claus Swienty , "Vice versa" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "A rabbit sits amidst the green", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Vice versa", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Claus Swienty

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 41

A rabbit sits amidst the green

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

A rabbit sits amidst the green,
believing it can not be seen --

but, being owner of a scope,
a man looks from the other slope

with dedication that endears
upon that furry bag with ears --

while down on him looks in return
a God, aloof and taciturn.

Text Authorship:

Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2010 by Walter A. Aue, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Vice versa", appears in Galgenlieder
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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 47