by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Die beiden Esel Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ein finstrer Esel sprach einmal zu seinem ehlichen Gemahl: "Ich bin so dumm, du bist so dumm, wir wollen sterben gehen, kumm!" Doch wie es kommt so öfter eben: Die beiden blieben fröhlich leben.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Die beiden Esel", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 9
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die beiden Esel", appears in Galgenlieder, in Ausgeschiedene Gedichte
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Mister and Missus Ass", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les deux ânes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 34