In our town there stands a house

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

In unserm Orte steht ein Haus

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

[In unserm Orte steht ein Haus,]¹
Da geh'n wir täglich ein und aus;
Da lernen wir so mancherlei
Und sind gesund und froh dabei.
Die Schule ist ein Freudenort,
Da hören wir von Gottes Wort;
Die Kinder alle lieben sich
So brüderlich, so schwesterlich.
Die Schule ist für uns gewiß
Ein schönes Kinder-Paradies.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Lang

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Confirmed with Zweites illustrietes Lesebuch für Bürger- und Töchterschulen. Zweites Schuljahr, herausgegeben von Wilhelm Herchenbach,(Instituts-Vorsteher in Düsseldorf), Regensburg: Druck und Verlag von Georg Joseph Wanz, 1870, page 7. No author is indicated, but many other poems have authors indicated in this publication.

¹ Lang: "Im Dorfe steht ein Kinderhaus"

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Das Schulhaus" [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 Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Der braven Kinder Schullied oder: Schullied für brave Kinder", alternate title: ""Das Kinderparadies" Ein Schullied für brave Kinder", 1879 [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]

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In our town there stands a house

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

[In our town there stands a house]¹,
There we pass in and out daily;
There we learn many different things
And are healthy and happy doing so.
The school is a place of happiness,
There we hear about God's Word;
The children all love each other
Like brothers, like sisters.
To us the school surely is
A paradise for children.

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Translated titles:
"'Das Kinderparadies' Ein Schullied für brave Kinder" = " 'The children's paradise' A school song for good children"
"Das Schulhaus" = "The schoolhouse"
"Der braven Kinder Schullied oder: Schullied für brave Kinder" = "The good children's school song or: School song for good children"

¹ Lang: "In the village there stands a house for children"

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Das Schulhaus"
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-14
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Word count: 62