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Drei Kinderchen aus dem Fenster seh'n, Im Garten [blühen]1 viel Blümlein schön, Sie sprechen mit Blumen und Vöglein allen; Rothkehlchen thut ihnen am meisten gefallen. "So [früh]2 wir auch aus dem Fenster seh'n, Die Blümlein schon alle im Staate steh'n; Die Blümlein sind stumm, doch das Vöglein sagt piep, -- Rothkehlchen, bitte, uns Antwort gieb!"
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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 15.
1 Frank: "blüh'n"2 Frank: "oft"
Text Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [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), "Drei Kinderchen aus dem Fenster seh'n", op. 16 no. 1, published 1882 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Fünf Duette aus "Am Fenster" in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Three little children are looking out of the window", 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: 2020-05-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 56
Three little children are looking out of the window, In the garden many flowers are blooming beautifully, They talk to all of the flowers and birds; The robin is their favourite. "No matter how [early]1 we look out of the window, All the little flowers are already standing in their livery; The little flowers are mute, but the birdlet says peep, -- Robin, please, give us an answer!"
1 Frank: "often"
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
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: 8
Word count: 68