Der Traum der Magd | Am Morgen spricht die Magd ganz wild

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Am Morgen spricht die Magd ganz wild

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Am Morgen spricht die Magd ganz wild:
"Ich hab heut Nacht ein Kind gestillt -

ein Kind mit einem Käs als Kopf -
und einem Horn am Hinterschopf!

Das Horn, o denkt euch, war aus Salz
und ging zu essen, und dann -"

                               "Halt's -
halt's Maul!" so spricht die Frau, "und geh
an deinen Dienst, Zä-zi-li-e!"

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Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Der Traum der Magd", appears in Galgenlieder [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Der Traum der Magd", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 10 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Der Traum der Magd", from Galgenlieder, no. 48 [sung text not yet checked]
by Ralf Albert Franz (b. 1969), "Der Traum der Magd", from Galgenlieder, no. 14 [sung text not yet checked]
by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Der Traum der Magd", op. 129 no. 9 (2011) [ contralto, alto saxophone, and piano ], from Morgenstern Lieder, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
by Friedrich Martin Adalbert Kayssler (1874 - 1945), "Traum einer Magd" [sung text not yet checked]
by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Traum der Magd (with apologies to Dr. Richard Strauss)", op. 7 no. 8, from Galgenlieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-07
Line count: 9
Word count: 54