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Ein finstrer Esel sprach einmal zu seinem ehlichen Gemahl: "Ich bin so dumm, du bist so dumm, wir wollen sterben gehen, kumm!" Doch wie es kommt so öfter eben: Die beiden blieben fröhlich leben.
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Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die beiden Esel", appears in Galgenlieder, in Ausgeschiedene Gedichte [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Die beiden Esel", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 9 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Die beiden Esel", op. 22, Heft 1 (Chorduette nach Gedichten aus "Palma Kunkel" von Christian Morgenstern) no. 2 (1928) [ men's chorus and trombone ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Die beiden Esel", from Galgenlieder, no. 31 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Die beiden Esel", from Galgenlieder, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Die beiden Esel", op. 103 (Drei Galgenlieder nach Christian Morgenstern) no. 3, published 1936 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Die beiden Esel", op. 129 no. 11 (2011) [ contralto, alto saxophone, and piano ], from Morgenstern Lieder, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilfried Hiller , "Die beiden Esel", from Morgenstern-Liederbuch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dorothea Hofmann (b. 1961), "ein finstrer Esel", 2011, first performed 2011 [ baritone and dulcimer ], from Morgenstern-Liederbuch für Bariton und Hackbrett, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudolf Jaggi (b. 1940), "Ein finstrer Esel", 1985 [ SA chorus ], from Lieder für das Basler Singbuch "Liederköfferli", no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Uhl (1909 - 1992), "Die beiden Esel" [ soli, chorus, and orchestra ], from Wer einsam ist, der hat es gut, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Felix Wolfes (1892 - 1971), "Die beiden Esel", 1963 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Mister and Missus Ass", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les deux ânes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 34
Un jour un sombre âne dit à sa moitié conjugale : « Je suis trop bête, tu es trop bête, allons mourir, viens ! » Mais comme il arrive souvent : Tous deux restèrent joyeusement en vie.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die beiden Esel", appears in Galgenlieder, in Ausgeschiedene Gedichte
This text was added to the website: 2011-07-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 34