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by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)

H.:/ Was meinst du, Kunz, wie groß die...
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
H.:
    Was meinst du, Kunz, wie groß die Sonne sei?
K.:
    Wie groß, Hinz? -- als 'n Straußenei.
H.:
    Du weißt es schön, bei meiner Treu!
    Die Sonne als 'n Straußenei!
K.:
    Was meinst denn du, wie groß sie sei?
H.:
    So groß, hör -- als 'n Fuder Heu.
K.:
    Man dächt kaum, daß es möglich sei;
    Potz tausend, als 'n Fuder Heu!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815), "Hinz und Kunz" [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), "Hinz und Kunz", 2008 [ medium-high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963), "Was meinst du, Kunz?", op. 43 no. 2 (1927) [ chorus ], from Lieder für Singkreise, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Hinz and Kunz", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 61

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