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by Catherine "Kate" Greenaway (1846 - 1901)
Translation by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904)

Hänschen ist fürwahr zu dumm
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the English 
Our translations:  ENG
Hänschen ist fürwahr zu dumm,
  Sagt, er könne fliegen,
Springt und kommt natürlich gleich
  Auf die Nas' zu liegen!

Schwester Ännchen sieht ihm zu,
  Und sie spricht mit Lachen:
Hänschen, der du fliegen willst,
  Was für dumme Sachen!1

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Frank 

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Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 36.

1 Frank adds:
Kinder, nehmet euch die Lehr'
  Hier von Hans dem Kleinen:
Haltet nichts für gar so leicht,
  Will's auch oft so scheinen.

Jedem, der dies übersieht,
  Sagt die Welt mit Lachen:
Hänschen, der du fliegen willst,
  Was für dumme Sachen!

Text Authorship:

  • by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker (1845 - 1904), no title, appears in Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway [an adaptation] [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
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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), "Hänschen ist fürwahr zu dumm", op. 14 no. 11, published 1881 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 11, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Little Hans is truly too stupid", 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: 8
Word count: 39

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