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Um stille Stübel schleicht des Monds barbarisches Gefunkel? im Gäßchen hoch im Norden wohnt's, das Weiblein mit der Kunkel. Es spinnt und spinnt. Was spinnt es wohl? Es spinnt und spintisieret... Es trägt ein weißes Kamisol, das seinen Körper zieret. Um stille Stübel schleicht des Monds barbarisches Gefunkel - im Gäßchen hoch im Norden wohnt's, Das Weiblein mit der Kunkel.
Authorship
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Weiblein mit der Kunkel", appears in Galgenlieder [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Das Weiblein mit der Kunkel", from the collection Galgenlieder, no. 22. [text not verified]
- by Erwin Schulhoff (1894 - 1942), "Das Weiblein mit der Kunkel", op. 20 (Lieder (5) sur des vers de Christian Morgenstern) no. 2, WV. 38 no. 2 (1915). [baritone and piano] [text not verified]
- by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Das Weiblein mit der Kunkel", op. 19d (Galgenliederbuch, 4. Folge) no. 3 (1999/2000), published 2003 [female voice and piano], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 24, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [text not verified]
- by Ernest Vietor (fl. 1905-1930), "Das Weiblein mit der Kunkel", op. 7 no. 10, from Galgenlieder, no. 10. [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "La petite femme à la quenouille", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 60
Autour de la tranquille chambrette se faufile le scintillement barbare de la lune – Loin dans le nord, dans une ruelle habite La petite femme à la quenouille. Elle file et file. Que file-t-elle donc ? Elle file et extravague … Elle porte un corset blanc qui apprête son corps. Autour de la tranquille chambrette se faufile le scintillement barbare de la lune – Loin dans le nord, dans une ruelle habite La petite femme à la quenouille.
Authorship
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das Weiblein mit der Kunkel", appears in Galgenlieder
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 78