Maak ze klaar, kom slotenmaker

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Translation © by Lau Kanen

Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Unknown Language

Available translation(s): AFR CAT DUT DUT ENG ENG FIN FRE ITA

Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser,
Schlösser ohne Zahl;
denn die bösen Mäuler will ich
schließen allzumal.

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by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , a "Russian-Polish" dance song [text unavailable]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser", op. 52 no. 12 (1869), from Liebesliederwalzer, no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]

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AFR Afrikaans [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Pauline Kroger) , copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Locksmith - get up and make your locks", copyright ©
ENG English [singable] (Robert Schall) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Debout, serrurier, et fais des serrures", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 4
Word count: 16

Maak ze klaar, kom slotenmaker

Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the German (Deutsch)

Maak ze klaar, kom slotenmaker,
Sloten zonder tal;
Want de vuile bekken
Wil ik sluiten allemaal.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Georg Friedrich Daumer (1800 - 1875)

Based on:

a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , a "Russian-Polish" dance song [text unavailable]

This text was added to the website: 2015-03-23
Line count: 4
Word count: 16