by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921)
Der Papa
Language: German (Deutsch)
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Da kennt so ein Mann nun die halbe Welt Und weiß nicht, wie man ein Kindchen hält Und hat von den allernothwendigsten Sachen Noch gar keine Ahnung -- es ist zum Lachen. -- Und das will nun für den preußischen Staat Über Frauen und Kinder Gesetze machen!
Confirmed with Anna Ritter, Befreiung. Neue Gedichte, Fünfte Auflage, Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger, 1900, page 19.
Text Authorship:
- by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865 - 1921), "Der Papa", appears in Befreiung. Neue Gedichte, in 1. Aus seliger Zeit , no. 14 [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 Mathieu Neumann (1867 - 1928), "Der Papa", op. 55 no. 7, published 1904, from Aus seliger Zeit, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The papa", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le papa", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il Papa", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-07-04
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