Look over the wall, and I’ll tell you why,-- The King and the Queen will soon pass by; Madams and masters, look this way, The King and his Court ride past to-day. The Queen has a robe that is gold and red, She is stately, and sits with a crown on her head, And four very little boys after her go, To do as she bids them, -- they never say "No." The banners are waving, the soldiers are drumming; 'Tis indeed a fine sight that, I tell you, is coming! So, if you look long enough over the wall, You'll see a great deal, if you do not see all.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Kate Greenaway, Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, New York: George Routledge & Sons, [1880], page 34.
Text Authorship:
- by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904) , no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway ; composed by Ernst Frank.
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-09-05
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Word count: 110
Was stehen die Leute Dort all' auf der Lauer? Was sehen sie alle Wohl über die Mauer? Es fährt ja der König Mit der Königin vorbei, In goldener Kutsche Mit [Vivat Geschrei.]1 Sie tragen [Gold-Kronen]2 Und Edelgestein; Gelt, Hanne, du möchtest Wohl Königin sein!
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 34.
1 Frank: "Vivatgeschrei!"2 Frank: " Goldkronen"
Text Authorship:
- by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901), no title, appears in Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, first published 1879
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Was stehen die Leute dort all' auf der Lauer", op. 14 no. 6, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 6, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "For what are those people over there all upon the watch?", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 46