Piccolo and Piccola | Both served in the same tavern

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by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Piccolo und Piccola

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

  Dienten beid in einer Schenke,
schleppten Bier und wischten Bänke.
Piccolo und Piccola.
  
  Schliefen beid in einer Kammer,
Kauten beid an einem Jammer,
Piccolo und Piccola.

  Hart das Lager, kalt der Winter,
Und zwei schöne Bettelkinder,
Piccolo und Piccola.

  Kinderpärchen! Liebespärchen! - 
Nur das Ende fehlt dem Märchen
Piccolo und Piccola.

Confirmed with Alfred Mombert, Tag und Nacht. Gedichte, Heidelberg: Verlag von J. Hörning, 1894, page 9

Text Authorship:

by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), "Piccolo und Piccola", appears in Tag und Nacht: Gedichte, first published 1894 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Otto Vrieslander (1880 - 1950), "Piccolo und Piccola" [ sung text not verified ]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "Piccolo and Piccola", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani , Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 51

Piccolo and Piccola

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

  Both served in the same tavern,
lugged beer and wiped benches.
Piccolo and Piccola.

  Both slept in the same chamber,
Both chewed at the same misery,
Piccolo and Piccola.

  Their bed was hard, the winter cold,
And two lovely beggar-children,
Piccolo and Piccola.

  Child-couple! Pair of lovers! -
All that is missing is the end of the fairy-tale
Piccolo and Piccola.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Alfred Mombert (1872 - 1942), "Piccolo und Piccola", appears in Tag und Nacht: Gedichte, first published 1894
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 61