The hedgehog | The hedgehog, the hedgehog, he is a bad fellow

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by Ernst Ludwig Schellenberg (1883 - 1964)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Der Igel

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Der Igel, der Igel, der ist ein schlimmer Mann,
der hat 'nen groben Kittel mit lauter Borsten dran;
der Igel, der Igel, der ist ein schlimmer Mann.
Und wer sich nicht dran stechen will, der fasse ihn nicht an

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Text Authorship:

by Ernst Ludwig Schellenberg (1883 - 1964) [author's text not yet checked 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 Max Reger (1873 - 1916), "Der Igel", op. 76 (Schlichte Weisen) no. 56 (1911-2) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’eriçó", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The hedgehog", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Peter Brixius

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 39

The hedgehog

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

The hedgehog, the hedgehog, he is a bad fellow,
He has a rough tunic with nothing but bristles on it;
The hedgehog, the hedgehog, he is a bad fellow,
And whoever does not wish to be pricked should not touch him.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Ernst Ludwig Schellenberg (1883 - 1964)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 41