Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 10.

Note: this poem is included mainly for historical and research purposes. It contains a harmful word that was not unusual in its time, and the vocal piece should not be performed without an explanation of its historical context.

Text Authorship:

• by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Schöne Dinge", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte [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 Ludwig Neubeck (1882 - 1933), "Schöne Dinge", op. 17 no. 2, published 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen. Ein Kinderlieder-Zyklus nach Ged. von A. Sergel, no. 2, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

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

• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lovely things", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

This text was added to the website: 2024-11-30
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Word count: 15