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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
O stelle doch das Naschen ein!
Wir warnen dich, wir meinen's gut:
Sei künftig mehr auf deiner Hut!
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Wie wird es dir ergehen!

O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Geh' in die Ecke nicht hinein!
Es stehet eine Falle da,
Die aufgestellt hat der Papa.
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Wie wird es dir ergehen!

Das Mäuselein, das Mäuselein,
Das schlüpfet in die Fall' hinein.
Wipp wapp! da fällt die Falle zu,
Gefangen ist es da im Nu.
O Mäuselein, o Mäuselein,
Nun ist's um dich geschehen!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Hoffmann's von Fallersleben Gesammelte Werke; Zweiter Band : Lyrische Gedichte : Liebesleben Fortsetzung, Kinderleben, Berlin, F. Fontane, 1891, p. 161.


Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "O Mäuselein!", appears in Lyrische Gedichte, in Kinderleben, in Jahre der politischen Kämpfe [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), "O Mäuselein", 2007 [ high voice and piano ], from Mäuselein, Mauskätzchen und Spätzchen, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Otto Dresel (1826 - 1890), "Mäuselein", op. 4 (Sechs Lieder: Aus der Kinderwelt) no. 5 (1847), published 1853 [ duet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ludwig Erk (1807 - 1883), "O Mäuselein", published 1873 [ voice and piano ], from Alte und neue Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, no. 12 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Mäuselein", op. 124 no. 2, published 1860 [ voice and piano ], from Klänge aus der Kinderwelt, Heft VII, no. 2, Berlin, Bahn [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-09-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 92

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