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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Muhkälbchen, muh
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Muh, Kälbchen, muh!
Turteltaub rucke-di-guh!
Hündlein, Hündlein wau, wau, wau,
Kätzlein, Kätzlein, mau, mau, mau,
Hähnchen, ki-ke-ri-ki!
Schlaf bis morgen früh!

Bäh, Lämmchen bäh! Mecke-zick, mecke-meck-mäh!
Immlein, Immlein, summ, summ, summ,
Hummel, Hummel, Brumm, Brumm, Brumm,
Hähnchen, ki-ke-ri-ki!
Schlaf bis morgen früh!

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Sylke Zimpel (b. 1959), "Muhkälbchen, muh", copyright © 2013 [ women's chorus ], Ober-Mörlen : Edition Ferrimontana
        Publisher: Musikal Spezial [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-01-02
Line count: 11
Word count: 42

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