Katzen | Ist das nicht ein schöner Scherz

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Katzen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ist das nicht ein schöner Scherz
Wenn der Kater in dem Merz
Suchet seine Frau?
Wenn er auf die Dächer springt,
Und sein lustig Liedchen singt:
Rau, mau, miau.

Available sung texts: ← What is this?

• G. Jenner

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Confirmed with Die deutschen Volksbücher, Gesammelt und ihrer ursprünglichen Echtheit wiederhergestellt von Karl Simrock, Neunter Band, Frankfurt a.M.: Druck und Verlag von Heinr. Ludw. Brönner, 1856, page 230.

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Katzen" [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 Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Katzen", op. 6 no. 4, published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Kinderlieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text checked 1 time]

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

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 33

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