Schlaget den Reifen,
Lustige Schaar!
Lauft um die Wette
Hurtig fürwahr!
Wer ist gefallen?
Helft ihm nur auf,
Schnell wieder lachen,
Weiter im Lauf!
Immer geschwinder
Geht's nun im Lauf,
Fallt nicht, ihr Kinder,
Passet nur auf!
Reifen, nun eil' dich
Ohn' Rast und Ruh',
Nimmer verweil' dich,
Sonst schlag' ich zu!
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Beat the hoop", 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: 2020-05-30
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Beat the hoop,
Merry throng!
Race each other
Swiftly for sure!
Who has fallen?
Help him up again,
Quickly laugh again,
Onward in the race!
Ever more quickly
The race is now going,
Do not fall, children,
Only take care!
Hoop, now make haste
Without rest or pause,
Do not tarry
Or I shall beat you!