Claus Groth's Song | I know a song that no one knows

by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899)

Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ik weet en Leed, wat Niemand weet

Language: Plattdeutsch

Ik weet en Leed, wat Niemand weet,
Dat lehr ik vun Klaus Groth:
Ik schull min Hanna den Strump opbinn,
Un kreeg er bi den Foot.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• I. Bronsart von Schellendorf

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Confirmed with Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu von Klaus Groth, Leipzig, Georg Wigand's Verlag, 1855, page 3.

Text Authorship:

by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), no title, appears in Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu [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 Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (1840 - 1913), "Ik weet en Leed, wat Niemand weet", op. 17 (Zwölf Kinderreime) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899) , no title, appears in Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu ; composed by Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Claus Groth's Song"

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-05-08
Line count: 4
Word count: 26

Claus Groth's Song

Language: English after the Plattdeutsch

I know a song that no one knows,
Claus Groth alone doth know,
In putting Jenny's stockings on,
I caught her by the toe.

From the Bronsart score.

Text Authorship:

Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( M. v. Z. ) , "Claus Groth's Song" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Plattdeutsch by Klaus Groth (1819 - 1899), no title, appears in Vœr de Gœrn. Kinderreime alt und neu
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

[ None yet in the database ]

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Senior Associate Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 24