by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934)
Beim Mittagessen!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
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Man stirbt hier vor Langeweile, Dachte die Nagelfeile Beim Mittagessen! Und machte sich, wie von ungefähr, Über den Fingernagel her, Beim Mittagessen! Da begann eine silberne Gabel zu schrei'n: "Meine Dame -- -- Sie sind hier nicht allein!"
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), "Beim Mittagessen!", appears in Die Schnupftabacksdose - Stumpfsinn in Versen, first published 1912 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Beim Mittagessen!", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ], from Ringelnatz in dreiviertel Takt, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "At lunch!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-02
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