by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz
Die Ameisen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
In Hamburg lebten zwei Ameisen,
Die wollten nach Australien reisen.
Bei Altona auf der Chaussee,
Da taten ihnen die Beine weh,
Und da verzichteten sie weise
Dann auf den letzten Teil der Reise.
So will man oft und kann doch nicht
Und leistet dann recht gern Verzicht.
H. Große-Schware sets stanza 1
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz, "Die Ameisen", appears in Die Schnupftabacksdose - Stumpfsinn in Versen, first published 1912 [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), "Die Ameisen", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hermann Große-Schware (b. 1931), "Die Ameisen", stanza 1 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Von allerlei Getier I, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lionel Rogg (b. 1936), "Die Ameisen", published 2007 [ soprano and piano ], from Wellen. Sieben Lieder für Sopran und Klavier, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "The ants", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-12-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 47