by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Klabautermann
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Klabautermann, Klabauterfrau, Klabauterkind im Schiffe sind. Die Küchenfei erblickt die drei. Sie schreit: 'Oh, Graus, das Stück ist aus!' Den Pudel Pax - den Kaufmann Sachs - sie alle frißt der Meerschoßdachs. Klabautermann, Klabauterfrau, Klabauterkind woanders sind.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Klabautermann" [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), "Klabautermann", 2009 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Friedrich Martin Adalbert Kayssler (1874 - 1945), "Klabautermann" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Vietor (flourished 1905-1930), "Klabautermann", op. 8 no. 7 (1930-1) [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Mister Goblin", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-07-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 35