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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Frau Spinne spinnt im Sonnenschein
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Frau Spinne spinnt im Sonnenschein
Und singt dazu ein Liedelein:
Di da didallala.

Sie spinnt so zart, sie spinnt so fein,
Und denkt: Wer will mein Meister sein?
Di da didallala.

Da hangt ihr Häuslein blank und rein,
Frau Spinne setzt sich mitten drein.
Di da didallala.

"Nun sitz' ich hier so ganz allein -
Hat keiner Lust, mein Gast zu sein?"
Di da didallala.

Gleich kommt ein lustig Mückelein:
"Sei mir willkommen, Schwesterlein!"
Di da didallala.

Frau Spinn' umarmt's und spinnt es ein,
Nichts hilft dem Mückelein sein Schrei'n.
Di da didallala.

Und sie verschmaust es klimperklein
Und singt dazu ein Liedelein:
Di da didallala.

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Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874), "Eine wahre Geschichte", appears in Kinderlieder [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 Gustav Eggers (1835 - 1861), "Frau Spinne" [ voice and piano ], from Nachgelassene Lieder und Gesänge, Heft 3: 8 Lieder aus der Kinderwelt und Kindheit, v. Hoffmann v. Fallersleben, no. 4, Rostock, Wessel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ludwig Erk (1807 - 1883), "Frau Spinne", published 1874 [ voice and piano ], from Alte und neue Kinderlieder von Hoffmann von Fallersleben, no. 94 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Martin Frey (1872 - 1946), "Frau Spinne", op. 58 no. 2, published 1918 [ voice and piano ], from Vier lustige Liedlein für unsere Kleinen. Gedichte von verscheidenen Dichtern, no. 2, Leipzig : Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gottfried Rüdinger (1886 - 1946), "Frau Spinne", op. 59 no. 6, published 1932 [ high voice and piano ], from Gigel junk: 7 Kinderlieder, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-14
Line count: 21
Word count: 105

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