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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Zuck zuck, Reiterlein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Zuck zuck, Reiterlein,
Reite frisch in die Welt hinein, 
Kühn wie ein Held durchs Feld!
Muthig und wild, wo's gilt! 
Leicht wie ein Vogel im Wind
Und geschwind, und geschwind,
Hopp hopp hopp im Galopp!
Aber sacht mit Bedacht
In dunkler Nacht!
Nimm dich in Acht!  nimm dich in Acht!
Hopp!

Zuck zuck, Reiterlein,
Reite Frisch in die Welt hinein!  
Halt fest den Zügel! 
Bleib fest im Bügel!
Zuck zuck zuck zuck!

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Confirmed with Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, erste vollständige Ausgabe, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1877. pages 80 - 81.


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Der Kniereiter", appears in Kinderlieder [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 Bruno Wandelt (1856 - 1933 ), "Der kleine Reiter", op. 6 (Acht kleine Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 5, published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Raabe & Plothow [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2022-06-30
Line count: 16
Word count: 72

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