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by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901)

Nun kommt das Osterhäslein bald
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Nun kommt das Osterhäslein bald
Gesprungen aus dem grünen Wald,
Will allen braven [Kindelein]1
Viel Eier legen ins Nest hinein.
 
Was frißt das Osterhäslein gern?
Frißt's wohl Rosinen und Mandelkern?--
Nein, -- Blümchen, gelb und rot wie Blut,
Und grünes Gras, das schmeckt ihm gut.
 
Dann legt es auch ein rotes Ei,
Vielleicht ein gelbes [noch]2 dabei,
Und springt geschwinde husch, husch, husch
Dann wieder fort in Wald und Busch.
 
Komm, Osterhäschen, komm zu mir,
Dein Nestlein ist schon fertig hier
Von weichem Moos gar zart und fein.
Leg' nur manch schönes Ei hinein.

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•   K. Kern 

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Confirmed with Wilhelm Rippe, Des Kindes erstes Buch, Zweite Auflage, New York: William R. Jenkins; Boston: Carl Schoenhoff, 1892, page 98

1 Kern: "Kinderlein"
2 Kern: "auch"

Text Authorship:

  • by Georg Christian Dieffenbach (1822 - 1901), "Der Osterhase" [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 Karl August Kern (1836 - 1897), "Der Osterhas", op. 36 no. 55, published 1877 [vocal duet with piano], from the collection 60 Kinderlieder von G. Chr. Dieffenbach für 2 Singstimme mit leichter Pianofortebegleitung, no. 55, Mainz, Kunze's Nachf.; [sic] for the title [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 93

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