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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Ich bin ein einsamer Schaukelstuhl
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
"Ich bin ein einsamer Schaukelstuhl
und wackel im Winde,
                                       im Winde.

Auf der Terrasse, da ist es kuhl,
und ich wackel im Winde,
                                             im Winde.

Und ich wackel und nackel den ganzen Tag.
Und es nackelt und rackelt die Linde
Wer weiß, was sonst wohl noch wackeln mag
im Winde,
                   im Winde,
                                      im Winde."

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Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Der Schaukelstuhl auf der verlassenen Terrasse", 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 Peter Appenzeller (b. 1955), "Der Schaukelstuhl" [ mixed chorus ], from Galgenlieder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johannes Bornmann , "Der Schaukelstuhl" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Der Schaukelstuhl auf der verlassenen Terrasse", from Galgenlieder, no. 20 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Friedrich Martin Adalbert Kayssler (1874 - 1945), "Der Schaukelstuhl auf der verlassenen Terrasse" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Meta Overman (1907 - 1993) [ voice and piano ], from Galgenlieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Sebastian Peschko (1909 - 1987), "Der Schaukelstuhl", from Lieder nach Gedichten von Chr. Morgenstern, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erwin Schulhoff (1894 - 1942), "Der Schaukelstuhl auf der verlassenen Terrasse", op. 20 (Lieder (5) sur des vers de Christian Morgenstern) no. 1, WV. 38 no. 1 (1915) [ baritone and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Der Schaukelstuhl auf der verlassenen Terrasse", op. 19c (Galgenliederbuch, 3. Folge) no. 6 (1983/95), published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 20, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Der Schaukelstuhl auf der verlassenen Terrasse", op. 7 no. 6, from Galgenlieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Peter Visser (b. 1939), "Der Schaukelstuhl", 1978, from Galgenlieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-10
Line count: 12
Word count: 54

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