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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Der böse Bach
Language: German (Deutsch) 
[Du Bach mit den silbernen]1 Wellen,
Wie rinnest du heute so hin,
Als hättest du nie noch auf Erden,
Nie Böses gehabt im Sinn!

Du Bach mit den silbernen Wellen,
Was hab' ich dir doch gethan?
Du hast mir mein Gärtchen zerstöret
Und unseren Wiesenplan.

Du Bach mit den silbernen Wellen,
Einst warf ich Blumen dir nach --
Jetzt hab' ich nur Thränen und Klagen
Für dich, o du böser Bach!

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1 Erk: "Der Bach mit silbernen"; further changes may exist not noted.

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Der böse Bach", appears in Kinderlieder [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 Ludwig Erk (1807 - 1883), "Der böse Bach", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Alte und neue Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, no. 20 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Der böse Bach", op. 210 no. 8, published 1890 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Kinderlieder nach Volksliedern bearb. für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 8, Leipzig, Gebr. Reinecke [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-09-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 71

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