so, I ask | a little man

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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Translation © by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

so, ich bitte

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

ein kleiner Mensch
    mit lichten haaren steht gebückt da,
un zeigt den blosen arsch her.
aus seinen Mund gehen die Wort.
   guten appetit zum schmaus,
der andere wird gemacht,
   in stiefl und sporn,
   ein roths kleid,
   eine schöne Perücke nach der Mode;
er muß von mitterer grösse seyn.
er wird in der Positur vorgestellt
wie er den andern just im arsch leckt.
aus seinen Mund gehen die worte.
   ach, da geht man drüber n'aus.
       so, ich bitte.

Text Authorship:

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), from his letters [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), "so, ich bitte", 2007 [high voice and piano], from Drei Kleinigkeiten, no. 3 [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "so, I ask", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-02-12
Line count: 15
Word count: 77

so, I ask

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

a little man
with light hair stood there bent over,
and showed a bare butt.
From out of his mouth came the word.
Good eating, of this feast.
Another was there too,
in boots and spurs,
a red coat,
a lovely, fashionable wig;
he was about average in height.
He cut a fine figure,
as if the other had just licked his behind.
From his mouth came the words.
Ah, such as it is...
so, I ask....

Text Authorship:

by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "so, I ask", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), from his letters
- Go to the text page.

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-13
Line count: 15
Word count: 77