by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918)
Altes Lied
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es war einmal ein Bäcker, Der prunkte mit seinem Wanst, Wie du ihn kühner und kecker Dir schwerlich träumen kannst. Er hat zum Weib genommen Ein würdiges Gegenstück; Sie konnten zusammen nicht kommen, Sie waren viel zu dick.
Text Authorship:
- by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918) [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Altes Lied", 2009 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Old song", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "Old song", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 38