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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!
Authorship:
- by Paula Dehmel (1862 - 1918) [author's text not yet checked 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 Leo Blech (1871 - 1958), "Die bösen Beinchen", op. 21 no. 1, copyright © 1913 [voice and piano], from Acht Liedchen großen und kleinen Kindern vorzusingen, Erste Folge, no. 1, Universal Edition [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Addie Funk) , title 1: "The naughty little legs"
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , title 1: "The naughty little legs", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-29
Line count: 11
Word count: 52
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,1 Both of them run away!
1 literally "when the switch peeks around the corner"
Authorship:
- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2008 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Paula Dehmel (1862 - 1918)
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 58