Der Fuchs und der Storch
Language: German (Deutsch)
"Erzähle [mir]1 doch etwas von den fremden Ländern,
die du alle gesehen hast," sagte der Fuchs
zu dem weit gereisten Storche.
Hierauf fing der Storch an, ihm jede Lache
und jede feuchte Wiese zu nennen,
wo er die schmackhaftesten Würmer
und die fettesten Frösche geschmaust.
"Sie sind lange in Paris gewesen, mein Herr.
Wo speiset man da am besten?
Was für Weine haben Sie da am meisten
nach Ihrem Geschmacke gefunden?"
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Confirmed with Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Sämmtliche Schriften, achzehnter Band, Berlin: Vossischen Buchhandlung, 1827, pages 111 - 112. Appears in Fabeln.
1 Hollaender: "mir, Freund Storch"; further changes may exist not shown above.
Text Authorship:
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 Fuchs und der Storch", 2008 [ medium voice and piano ], from Fünf Fablen, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Victor Hollaender (1866 - 1940), "Der Fuchs und der Storch", published 1901 [ voice and piano ], from Fabeln für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 6, Berlin, Wernthal [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The Fox and the Stork", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-14
Line count: 11
Word count: 72
The Fox and the Stork
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
"Tell me something of strange lands,
that you have seen," said the fox
to the well-traveled stork.
With that the stork began to tell
of every pool and every wet field,
where he had enjoyed the tastiest worms
and the fattest frogs.
"You been long in Paris, my friend.
Where does one dine the best?
What wine goes best
with such delectable foods as you have found?"
Text Authorship:
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-14
Line count: 11
Word count: 67