by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)
Translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)
Margery Brown, on the top of the hill
Language: English
"Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing, idle still?" "Oh, I'm looking over to London town; Shall I see the horsemen if I go down?" "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing, listening still?" "Oh, I hear the bells of London ring, And I hear the men and the maidens sing." "Margery Brown, on the top of the hill, Why are you standing, waiting still?" "Oh, a knight is there, but I can't go down, For the bells ring strangely in London town."
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Confirmed with Under the Window. Pictures & Rhymes for Children by Kate Greenaway, London and New York, Frederick Warne & Co., 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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Word count: 93
Was stehst du so lange, Gretelein Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: ENG
Was stehst du so lange, Gretelein, Und schaust so weit in das Land hinein? "Ich sehe der roten Sonne nach, Hier wird es dunkel, und dort wird es Tag!" Was stehst du so lange, Gretelein, Und horchst in die weite Welt hinein? "Ich höre von Ferne die Glocken klingen, Ich höre dort oben die Englein singen!" Was stehst du so lange, Gretelein? Der Wind weht kühl und die Nacht bricht herein. "Ich habe geträumet, der Traum ist aus, Und jetzt bin ich hungrig und laufe nach Haus!"
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Was stehst du so lange, Gretelein", op. 16 no. 4, 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. 4, 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) , "Why do you stand so long, dear Gretel", 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: 12
Word count: 87