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Vier Galgenlieder

Song Cycle by Gerhard Dorda (b. 1932)

1. Igel und Agel  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein Igel saß auf einem Stein
und blies auf einem Stachel sein.
Schalmeiala, schalmeialü!
Da kam sein Feinslieb Agel
und tat ihm schnigel schnagel
zu seinen Melodein.
Schnigula schnagula
schnaguleia lü!

Das Tier verblies sein Flötenhemd...
"Wie siehst Du aus so furchtbar fremd!?"
Schalmeiala, schalmeialü -
Feins Agel ging zum Nachbar, ach!
Den Igel aber hat der Bach
zum Weiher fortgeschwemmt.
Wigula wagula
waguleia wü
tü tü ...

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Igel und Agel", appears in Galgenlieder

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Hedge-hug-hog", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Hedgehog and Hedge-hag", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Hedgehog and Hedgehag", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Siili ja havunneulanen", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

2. Fisches Nachtgesang   [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Fish Language 
— ‿ ‿ — — — ‿ ‿ ‿ ‿ — — — ‿ ‿ ‿ ‿ — — — ‿ ‿ ‿ ‿ — — — ‿ ‿ ‿ ‿ — — — ‿ ‿ —

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Fisches Nachtgesang"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Fish's night song"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

3. Das Mondschaf  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das Mondschaf sagt sich selbst gut Nacht,
d. h., es wurde überdacht
von seinem eigenen Denker:
Der übergibt dies alles sich
mit einem kurzen Federstrich
als seinem eigenen Henker.

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Mondschaf"

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4. Das große Lalula  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kroklokwafzi? Semememi!
Seiokrontro - prafriplo:
Bifzi, bafzi; hulalemi;
quasti basti bo ...
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Hontraruru miromente
zasku zes rü rü?
Entepente, leiolente
klekwapufzi lü?
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Simarar kos malzipempu
silzuzankunkrei (;)!
Marjomar dos: Quempu Lempu
Siri Suri Sei ( )!
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das große Lalula"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Suuri Lalula", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 182
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