by
Paula Dehmel (1862 - 1918)
Die bösen Beinchen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Guten Morgen, ihr Beinchen!
Wie heißt ihr denn?
Ich heiße Hampel,
ich heiße Strampel,
und das ist das Füßen Übermut,
und das ist das Füßen Tu-nicht-gut!
Übermut und Tu-nicht-gut gehn auf die Reise,
Platsch, durch alle Sümpfe,
naß sind Schuh und Strümpfe,
Guckt die Rute um die Eck,
laufen alle beide weg!
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Addie Funk) , "The naughty little legs"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The naughty little legs", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2008-06-29
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Word count: 52
The naughty little legs
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Good morning, little legs!
What are your names?
I'm called "Jumper."
I'm called "Kicker".
And this is the little foot "High spirits,"
And this is the little foot "Ne'er- do-well."
High spirits and Ne'er-do-well go on a journey --
Splash in every swamp,
Soaking shoes and stockings.
Knowing that they're in for a spanking,
Both of them run away!
Translator's note for line 9: literally, "When the switch peeks around the corner"
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