by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)
Auf Vaters Knien
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Hopp, mein Reiter, immer zu, Pferdchen kennt ja keine Ruh, will nur immer weiter traben lustig über Feld und Graben, bald Galopp und bald im Trab -- bauz! da fällt der Reiter ab!
Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 11.
Text Authorship:
- by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Auf Vaters Knien", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte [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 Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921), "Auf Vaters Knien", 1909-10, from Kinderlieder, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Auf Vaters Knien", op. 15 no. 5, published 1907/8 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen: 21 Kinderlieder von Albert Sergel, no. 5, München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , "On father's lap", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-12
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