by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Wir Vögel singen nicht egal;
Der singet laut; der andre leise,
Kauz nicht wie ich, ich nicht wie Nachtigall,
Ein jeder hat so seine Weise.
Composition:
- Set to music by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760 - 1802), "Kukuk", published 1803, from Kleine Balladen und Lieder, Heft V, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Kuckuck"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Cuckoo", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 25