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Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Meld du di! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Saht ihr nit mein Hennlein laufen? Möcht mir gleich die Haar ausraufen! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Meld du di! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Als i bei dem Bub gesessen, hat sie noch ihr Futter gfressen! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Meld du di! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Was wird da die Mutter sagen? Sie wird mich zum Tor 'naus jagen! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Meld du di! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Muß geschwind zur Stadt hinlaufen, muß ein ander Hennlein kaufen! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Meld du di! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Geh die Gasse auf und nieder, finde grad mein Hennlein wieder! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Hab i di! Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! Meine Mutter gib mir Brocken, soll damit mein Hennlein locken. Ach, mein Hennlein, bi bi bi! bi bi bi, und das Bröckli, das schluck i!
Authorship
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), "Die Henne", WoO. 31 no. 3 (1857), from Volks-Kinderlieder, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "La poule", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "The hen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "De kip", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Zorg dat ik je zie! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Zag u niet mijn kipje lopen? ‘k Kan mij wel een klap verkopen! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Zorg dat ik je zie! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Toen ‘k was bij dat joch gezeten, Heeft ze nog haar voer gegeten! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Zorg dat ik je zie! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Wat zal straks mijn moeder zeggen? ‘Ga en zoek in struik en heggen!’ Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Zorg dat ik je zie! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! ‘k Moet vlug naar de stad toe lopen, ‘k Moet een ander kipje kopen! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Zorg dat ik je zie! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! ‘k Heb gezocht in veld en wegen, Kwam zojuist mijn kipje tegen! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! ‘k Heb je, zie! Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Want mijn moeder gaf me brokken, ‘k Moest daarmee mijn kipje lokken. Ach, mijn kipje, bi bi bi! Bi bi bi! Maar dat brokje, da’s veur mi!
Authorship
- Singable translation from German (Deutsch) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2016 by Lau Kanen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., please ask the copyright-holder(s) directly.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-09
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