Blonde Gretel had invited Lizzie | Blonde Gretel had invited Lizzie

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by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Blond Gretchen hat Lieschen gebeten

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

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?

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• E. Frank

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Confirmed 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
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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 [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

Blonde Gretel had invited Lizzie

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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?

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¹ Frank: "strawberries"

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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]
- Go to the text page.

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
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 70