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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Das große Lalula
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FIN
Kroklokwafzi? Semememi!
Seiokrontro - prafriplo:
Bifzi, bafzi; hulalemi;
quasti basti bo ...
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Hontraruru miromente
zasku zes rü rü?
Entepente, leiolente
klekwapufzi lü?
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Simarar kos malzipempu
silzuzankunkrei (;)!
Marjomar dos: Quempu Lempu
Siri Suri Sei ( )!
Lalu lalu lalu lalu la!

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Das große Lalula" [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 Dieter Bäumle (1935 - 1981), "Das große Lalula", first performed 1973 [ chorus and chamber orchestra ], from Galgenlieder, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erik Bergman (1911 - 2006), "Das große Lalula", op. 51a (Drei Galgenlieder) no. 3 (1959), first performed 1960 [ baritone, 2 speakers and men's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Erik Bergman (1911 - 2006), "Das große Lalula", op. 51b (Vier Galgenlieder (Four Gallows Songs)) no. 1 (1960), first performed 1961 [ 3 reciters and mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Eduard de Boer (b. 1957), "Das große Lalula", op. 13 no. 3 [ baritone, chorus, orchestra ], from Neue Galgenlieder, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gerhard Dorda (b. 1932), "Das große Lalula", from Vier Galgenlieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Das große Lalulä", from Galgenlieder, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Das große Lalula", op. 129 no. 8 (2011) [ contralto, alto saxophone, and piano ], from Morgenstern Lieder, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henri Zagwijn (1878 - 1954), "Das große Lalula" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Josef Zilch (b. 1928), "Das große Lalula" [ voice and piano ], from Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Suuri Lalula", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-11-28
Line count: 15
Word count: 49

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