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by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz

Der Knopf
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Es war ein Knopf an Fritzens Mütze,
Der machte ungezogne Witze.
Erst strampelte er stundenlang,
Worauf er von der Mütze sprang.
Es fiel auf einen Kieselstein,
Dort schlief er ganz ermüdet ein.
Und eine Schlange sah den Schläfer;
Sie dachte sich, es sei ein Käfer.
Und weil der Käfer ihr gefiel
So fraß sie ihn mit Stumpf und Stiel.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Der Knopf", 2008 [medium voice and piano], from Kleine Wesen, no. 11 [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The button", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-09
Line count: 10
Word count: 59

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