Blond Gretchen hat Lieschen gebeten
See originalBlond Gretchen hat Lieschen gebeten,
Zu Kaffee und Kuchen um drei,
Die sitzen im schattigen Garten,
Ich wäre wohl gern mit dabei!
Der Kuchen ist voller Rosinen,
Erdbeeren glüh'n würzig und frisch,
Es knixen die kleinen Basen
Und laden sich höflich zu Tisch.
Hei! wie verschwindet der Kuchen,
Wie munden die Erdbeer'n so schön!
Hast du je solch' kleine vergnügte
Zwei Kaffeeschwestern geseh'n?
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Blonde Gretel had invited Lizzie", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs
[Senior Associate Editor], Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
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Blonde Gretel had invited Lizzie
For coffee and cake at three,
They are sitting in the shady garden,
I would dearly love to be one of the party!
The cake is full of raisins,
Strawberries glow spicy and fresh,
The little cousins curtsey
And politely bid each other to table.
Ho! how the cake disappears,
How delicious are the strawberries!
Have you ever seen two such
Cheerful little coffee-drinkers?
