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by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)
Translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

As I stepped out to hear the news
Language: English 
As I stepped out to hear the news,
I met a lass in socks and shoes;
She'd shoes with strings, a friend had tied them,
She'd a nice little pair of feet inside them!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Kate Greenaway, Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, New York: George Routledge & Sons, [1880], page 18.


Text Authorship:

  • by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-09-05
Line count: 4
Word count: 34

Schön' Tinchen und Melinchen
 (Sung text for setting by E. Frank)
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Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  ENG
Schön' Tinchen und Melinchen haben nagelneue Schuh,
Drum kehren so stolz sie uns den Rücken zu;
Doch knarren die Schuhe so laut in die Welt --
Am Ende hat der Schuster noch gar nicht sein Geld!

Composition:

    Set to music by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Schön' Tinchen und Melinchen", op. 16 no. 2, published 1882 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from Fünf Duette aus "Am Fenster" in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway für Sopran und Alt mit Pianoforte, no. 2, Leipzig, Kistner

Text Authorship:

  • by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway

Based on:

  • a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Pretty Tina and Melina", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-30
Line count: 4
Word count: 35

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