by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Ein finstrer Esel sprach einmal
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ein finstrer Esel sprach einmal zu seinem ehlichen Gemahl: "Ich bin so dumm, du bist so dumm, wir wollen sterben gehen, kumm!" Doch wie es kommt so öfter eben: Die beiden blieben fröhlich leben.
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Authorship
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die beiden Esel", appears in Galgenlieder, in Ausgeschiedene Gedichte [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Die beiden Esel", 2010 [soprano and piano], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 9 [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Die beiden Esel", op. 22, Heft 1 (Chorduette nach Gedichten aus "Palma Kunkel" von Christian Morgenstern) no. 2 (1928) [men's chorus and trombone] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Die beiden Esel", from Galgenlieder, no. 31 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Die beiden Esel", from Galgenlieder, no. 12 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Paul Hermann Franz Graener (1872 - 1944), "Die beiden Esel", op. 103 (Drei Galgenlieder nach Christian Morgenstern) no. 3, published 1936 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilfried Hiller , "Die beiden Esel", from Morgenstern-Liederbuch [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Rudolf Jaggi (b. 1940), "Ein finstrer Esel", 1985 [SA chorus], from Lieder für das Basler Singbuch "Liederköfferli", no. 1 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Alfred Uhl (1909 - 1992), "Die beiden Esel" [soli, chorus, and orchestra], from Wer einsam ist, der hat es gut, no. 8 [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Felix Wolfes (1892 - 1971), "Die beiden Esel", 1963 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Mister and Missus Ass", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les deux ânes", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 34