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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Eine kleine Geige möcht' ich haben
 (Sung text for setting by K. Reinecke)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Eine kleine Geige möcht' ich haben,
Eine kleine Geige hätt' ich gern !
Alle Tage spielt ich mir
Zwei, drei Stücken oder vier,
Und sänge und spränge 
Gar lustig herum.
Didel didel didel dum dum dum!
Didel didel didel dum!

Eine kleine Geige klingt gar lieblich,
Eine kleine Geige klingt gar schön !
Nachbars Hans und unser Spitz
Kämen alle wie der Blitz:
Und sängen und sprängen
gar lustig herum.
Didel didel didel dum dum dum!
Didel didel didel dum!

Composition:

    Set to music by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Eine kleine Geige möcht' ich haben", op. 138 no. 1, published 1875 [ voice, violin, and piano ], from Acht Kinderlieder mit leichter Pianoforte- und Violin-Begleitung, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Nur eine kleine Geige", appears in Kinderlieder

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

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Only a little violin", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-08-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

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