Oh swarm of fleecers, oh set of mongers (Kerr, set by (Richard Georg Strauss)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

O Schröpferschwarm, o Händlerkreis

Language: German (Deutsch)

Available translation(s): ENG FRE

O Schröpferschwarm, o Händlerkreis,
Wer schiebt dir einen Riegel?
Das tat mit alter Schelmenweis'
Till Eulenspiegel.

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by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "O Schröpferschwarm, o Händlerkreis", op. 66 no. 12 (1918), from Krämerspiegel, no. 12. [
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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ô essaim de suceurs de sang, ô bande de marchands", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 4
Word count: 16

Oh swarm of fleecers, oh set of mongers

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Oh swarm of fleecers, oh set of mongers,
Who is going to put a stop to your activities?
That was done with old impish cunning
By Till Eulenspiegel.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948), no title

This text was added to the website: 2014-09-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 28