About the cat Stubby-tail | The roast is already sizzling in butter and fat

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possibly by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Von der Katze Stuppstetz

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Der Braten der schmort schön in Butter und Fett,
Da setzt ihn vom Feu'r auf den Boden die Babett'.
Da macht sich die Katze Stuppstetz geschwind den Deckel auf
Und schleppt durch die Sauce ihn die Speichertrepp' herauf.

Text Authorship:

possibly by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858) [author's text not yet checked 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 Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858), "Von der Katze Stuppstetz", op. 20 no. 8, published 1849, from Anleitungen zum Singen. Übungen und Liedchen für Kinder von drei bis sieben Jahren, no. 8, B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "About the cat Stubby-tail", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 38

About the cat Stubby‑tail

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The roast is already sizzling in butter and fat,
Babette takes it off the fire and sets it on the floor.
The cat Stubby-tail quickly lifts the lid
And, through the sauce, drags the roast up the stairs to the loft.

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a text in German (Deutsch) possibly by Johanna Kinkel (1810 - 1858)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-03-19
Line count: 4
Word count: 41