Ringel Reihe Rosenkranz
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
[Ringel Reihe]1 Rosenkranz,
Wir fünf Stumpfnäschen geh'n zum Tanz!
Die erste ist die Moni,
Die zweite ist die Toni,
Die dritte ist die Ida,
Die [vierte ist -- nun,]2 die da!
Wer wird denn wohl die fünfte sein?
Gewiss mein liebes Gretelein!
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• E. Frank E. Frank sets lines 1-8, 1-2
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Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 64.
1 Frank: "Ringelreihe"
2 Frank: "vierte, nun, ist"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ernst Frank (1847 - 1889), "Ringelreihe Rosenkranz", op. 14 no. 13, published 1881, lines 1-8,1-2 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 16 Duettinen aus 'Am Fenster' in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, no. 13, Leipzig, Kistner [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke (1824 - 1910), "Ringel Reihe Rosenkranz", op. 154b (Zehn Kinderlieder) no. 3 (1879) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ring around the rosy", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 43
Ring around the rosy
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Ring around the rosy,
We five snub-nosed maidens are going to the dance!
The first is Moni,
The second is Toni,
The third is Ida,
The [fourth is – well now,]1 that one over there!
Who might the fifth one be?
Of course my dear little Gretel!
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1 Frank: "fourth, now, is"
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This text was added to the website: 2024-09-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 48