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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Eichkätzchen, machst dir große Last
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Eichkätzchen, machst dir große Last:
Was hüpfst du so in wilder Hast 
Von einem Ast zum andern Ast?

Was willst du doch im Walde hier? 
Nach unserm Hause komm mit mir! 
Tagtäglich geb' ich Nüsse dir. --

»Und bietest Du mir Gut und Geld, 
Ich bleibe, wo's mir wohlgefällt:
Lieb Kind, der Wald ist meine Welt.

Hier kann ich tanzen kreuz und quer, 
Frei bin ich hier, was will ich mehr? 
Lieb Kind, leb wohl! ich danke sehr."

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Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Eichkätzchen machst dir große Last (Eines schickt sich nicht für alle)", written 1869 [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 Emil Krause (1840 - 1916), "Eichkätzchen", op. 33 (Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 2, published 1879 [ voice and piano ], Hamburg, Haring [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-09-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 77

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