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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Das Mäuschen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
War mal ein kleines Mäuschen,
das kroch aus seinem Häuschen.
Es wollte frisch aufs Wandern gehn
und sich die weite Welt besehn.
Doch ach! doch ach!
der Schreck kam hintennach!

Die Katze vor der Haustür lag
und blinzelt in den Sommertag.
Das Mäuschen will vorübergehn,
die Katze hat es doch gesehn.
Und ach! und ach!
das gab ein Ungemach!

Sie tät es überfallen
mit ihren spitzen Krallen.
Das Mäuschen kam in große Pein
und sprang dem Kind ins Halsloch 'nein.
Da sitzt es nun und lacht.--
Hats das nicht fein gemacht?

Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 48.


Text Authorship:

  • by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Das Mäuschen", 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), "Das Mäuschen", op. 17 no. 7, published 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen. Ein Kinderlieder-Zyklus nach Ged. von A. Sergel, no. 7, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Das Mäuschen", op. 15 no. 18, published 1907/8 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen: 21 Kinderlieder von Albert Sergel, no. 18, München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Das Mäuschen", op. 44 no. 9 (1920) [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Kinderlieder nach Gedichten von Albert Sergel, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]

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

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


Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-12-02
Line count: 18
Word count: 91

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