Teasing rhyme | Little rabbit

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Neckreim

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Häschen 
steckt's Naschen
in den Kohlkopf hinein.
Liegt der Bauer,
auf der Lauer,
fängt das Häschen sich ein.

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

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Neckreim", 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), "Neckreim", op. 17 no. 3, published 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen. Ein Kinderlieder-Zyklus nach Ged. von A. Sergel, no. 3, Berlin, Ries & Erler [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Teasing rhyme", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2024-11-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 18

Teasing rhyme

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Little rabbit
pokes its little nose
into the cabbage.
The farmer who lies there
keeping watch,
catches the rabbit for himself.

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Neckreim", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2024-11-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 21