Tapetenblume bin ich fein
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FIN
"Tapetenblume bin ich fein,
kehr' wieder ohne Ende,
doch statt im Mai'n und Mondenschein,
auf jeder der vier Wände.
Du siehst mich nimmerdar genung,
so weit du blickst im Stübchen,
und folgst du mir per Rösselsprung -
wirst du verrückt, mein Liebchen."
H. Eisler sets stanza 1
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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), "Tapetenblume", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Erik Bergman (1911 - 2006), "Tapetenblume", op. 51b (Vier Galgenlieder (Four Gallows Songs)) no. 2 (1960), first performed 1961 [ 3 speakers and speaking (mixed) chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955), "Tapetenblume", op. 22, Heft 1 (Chorduette nach Gedichten aus "Palma Kunkel" von Christian Morgenstern) no. 3 (1928) [ men's chorus and trumpet ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962), "Couplet von der Tapetenblume", op. 5 no. 5 (1924), stanza 1 [ speaker, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, and violoncello ], from Palmström, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Tapetenblume", from Galgenlieder, no. 33 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Korff , "Tapetenblumen" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Sebastian Peschko (1909 - 1987), "Tapetenblume", from Lieder nach Gedichten von Chr. Morgenstern, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alfred Schuster (1910 - 1980), "Tapetenblume", 1946 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenlieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Wallpaper flowers", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kukkanen tapetissa", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Kukkanen tapetissa
Language: Finnish (Suomi) after the German (Deutsch)
Minä olen kukkanen tapetissa ja hieno olenkin
toistun ja palaan luoksesi loputtomasti,
en kuitenkaan kevään kuutamolla
vaan huoneen kaikilla neljällä seinällä.
Milloinkaan et näe minua tarpeeksesi,
vaikka kuinka tuijottaisit ympärillesi tupasessasi,
ja jos yrität seurata minua kuin hevonen shakkipelissä,
tulet kyllä hulluksi, kultaseni.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-27
Line count: 8
Word count: 43
