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by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910)

Kukuk, was rufst im Wald mich an?
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Kukuk, was rufst im Wald mich an? 
Was will dein lustig Schreien? 
Kommt bald ein wohlgeborner Mann,
Mich aus dem Haus zu freien? 
Kukuk! er soll nur kommen, 
Kukuk! er wird genommen.
Kukuk!

Kukuk, wie lange dauert's noch? 
Ich warte ja schon lange,
[Vertraue]1 mir's, damit ich doch 
Bald an zu nähen fange.
Kukuk! den Flachs zum Linnen
Kukuk! muß ich noch spinnen.
Kukuk! 

Kukuk, mir geht es von der Hand,
Wie du die Flügel schwenkest,
Ich schaffe mir das Brautgewand
Viel schneller, als du denkest. 
Kukuk! du Guter, Weiser, 
Kukuk! du schreist dich heiser! 
Kukuk! 

Kukuk, ich wollt' du schwiegest erst 
Auf deinem Baum verstohlen,
Wenn du nicht selbst der Kukuk wärst, 
Sollt' dich der Kukuk holen! 
Kukuk! in Kukuks Namen! 
Kukuk! flieg in den Samen! 
Kukuk! Kukuk! Kukuk! 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Julius Wolff (1834 - 1910), "Kukuk", appears in Singuf: Rattenfängerlieder, first published 1881 [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 Gustav Borchers (1865 - 1913), "Kuckuck ", op. 16 no. 3, published 1896 [ soprano and piano ], from Drei Lieder aus Julius Wolff's "Singuf", no. 3, Leipzig, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Karl Johann Hofmann (1842 - 1902), "Kukuk", op. 83 no. 3, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Im Walde. Drei Gedichte von Julius Wolff, no. 3, Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1863 - 1932), "Kukuk", op. 3 (Zwei Lieder) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Kukuk", op. 46 (Drei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 1 (1886-7), published 1887 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl, Graf Nostitz , "Kukuk ", published 1886 [ voice and piano ], from Fünfzig Lieder, no. 30, Prag, Hoffmann [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-24
Line count: 28
Word count: 131

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