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by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908)

Mein Kind, es sind allhier die Dinge
Language: English 
Mein Kind, es sind allhier die Dinge,
Gleichwohl, ob große, ob geringe,
Im wesentlichen so verpackt,
Daß man sie nicht wie Nüsse knackt.

Wie wolltest du dich unterwinden,
Kurzweg die Menschen zu ergründen.
Du kennst sie nur von außenwärts.
Du siehst die Weste, nicht das Herz.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), no title, appears in Schein und Sein [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Schein und Sein", 2008 [ medium-high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Enjott Schneider (b. 1950), "Motto", 2007, published c2009 [ medium voice and piano ], from Kinderfreuden : Fünf Lieder für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier nach Gedichten von Wilhelm Busch, no. 5, Mainz ; New York : Schott [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 48

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