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sometimes misattributed to Moehrcke and by August Lamey (1772 - 1861)

Ich bin der Trommelschläger laut
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ich bin der Trommelschläger laut,
  Dem zittern [Thor]1 und Fenster,
Ich [komm']2 zu meiner Trudel traut,
  Will scheuchen die Gespenster.
    Wenn's auch unerlaubt Nachbars Ohren packt,
    Klopft ihr Herze nur mit im rechten Takt,
    [Ich schlage bis]3 der Schlägel müde knackt.

O schönste Hirtin, grollst du sehr,
  Gestört in süßem Schlafe?
Dein Philax knurrt so ruhig her,
  Kein Wolf beschleicht die Schafe!
    Drück den Laden auf, wink mir gute Nacht;
    Leise rühr' ich dann, trete näher sacht,
    Und lausch', ob nicht im Hof ein Späher wacht.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Loewe 

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1 Loewe: "Tür"
2 Loewe: "geh'"
3 Loewe: "Dann schlag' ich, bis"

Text Authorship:

  • sometimes misattributed to Moehrcke
  • by August Lamey (1772 - 1861), "Trommelständchen" [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 Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Der Trommelschläger", op. 100 (Zwölf Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier) no. 5, published 1917 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Wilh. Zimmermann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Trommelständchen", op. 123 no. 2 (1852) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Caroline Diehl

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 86

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