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Blond Gretchen hat Lieschen gebeten, Zu Kaffee und Kuchen um drei, [Sie]1 sitzen im schattigen Garten, Ich wäre wohl gern mit dabei! Der Kuchen ist voller Rosinen, Erdbeeren glüh'n würzig und frisch, Es knixen die kleinen Basen Und laden sich höflich zu Tisch. Hei! wie verschwindet der Kuchen, Wie munden die [Beeren]2 so schön! Hast du je solch' kleine vergnügte Zwei Kaffeeschwestern geseh'n?
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 17.
1 Frank: "Die"2 Frank: "Erdbeer'n"
Text Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Blond Gretchen hat Lieschen gebeten", op. 14 no. 9, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 9, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Blonde Gretel had invited Lizzie", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
Blonde Gretel had invited Lizzie For coffee and cake at three, They are sitting in the shady garden, I would dearly love to be one of the party! The cake is full of raisins, Strawberries glow spicy and fresh, The little cousins curtsey And politely bid each other to table. Ho! how the cake disappears, How delicious are the [berries]1! Have you ever seen two such Cheerful little coffee-drinkers?
1 Frank: "strawberries"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
This text was added to the website: 2024-09-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 70