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by Erich Kurt Mühsam (1878 - 1934)

Der Faulpelz
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Otto, Otto, lerne!
Lerne dein Gedicht!
Tust du es nicht gerne,
Hilft's dir dennoch nicht.

In der Schule morgen
Weißt du dir es Dank. -
Otto sitzt in Sorgen
Auf der Gartenbank.

Otto sitzt in Kummer
Unterm Lindenbaum;
Und er sinkt in Schlummer,
Weiß es selber kaum.

Fanny und Lenore
Treiben mit ihm Spaß,
Kitzeln ihn am Ohre
Mit dem Zittergras.

Otto's Geist ist ferne,
Und er merkt es nicht; -
Otto, Otto, lerne!
Lerne dein Gedicht! 

Text Authorship:

  • by Erich Kurt Mühsam (1878 - 1934) [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), "Der Faulpelz", 2009 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Lazy Bones", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-11-25
Line count: 20
Word count: 75

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