by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG
Der Gutzgauch auf dem Zaune saß,
es regnet sehr, und er ward naß.

Darnach da kam der Sonnenschein,
der Gutzgauch, der war hübsch und fein.

Alsdann schwang er sein G'fiedere,
und flog dorthin wohl übern See.

Guckguck!

Composition:

    Set to music by Lorenz Lemlin (c1495 - 1549), "Der Kuckuck auf dem Zaun"

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 16th century )

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Tinelot Wittermans) , "Dutch Translation", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , "The cuckoo on the fence", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 37