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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Das Huhn
 (Sung text for setting by A. Schreiber)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
In der Bahnhofshalle, nicht für es gebaut,
geht ein Huhn
hin und her.
Wo, wo ist der Herr Stationsvorsteh'r?
Wird dem Huhn
man nichts tun?
Hoffen wir es! Sagen wir es laut,
dass ihm uns're Sympathie gehört,
selbst an diesem Orte, wo es - »stört«!

Composition:

    Set to music by Adolf Schreiber (1881 - 1920), "Das Huhn" [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Lieder für Gesang und Klavier, no. 10

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Huhn", appears in Galgenlieder

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La poule", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 46

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