Little kicking baby opens its eyes wide | How the world is such a play of colours!

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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Strampelchen macht große Augen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

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Wie ist die Welt so kunterbunt!
Die Mutter, der Vater, der Kettenhund,
die Bäume im Garten, die Rasenbank,
das Bilderbuch, der Spielzeugschrank,
der Rumpelwagen, der Sonnenschein:
muß alles in Strampelchens Augen hinein!

Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 8.

Text Authorship:

by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Strampelchen macht große Augen", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte [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 Richard Trunk (1879 - 1968), "Strampelchen macht große Augen", op. 44 no. 8 (1920) [ voice and piano ], from Zehn Kinderlieder nach Gedichten von Albert Sergel, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Little kicking baby opens its eyes wide", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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

This text was added to the website: 2024-11-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 32

Little kicking baby opens its eyes wide

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Chosen for Diff

How the world is such a play of colours!
Mother, father, the dog on a chain,
the trees in the garden, the grassy seat,
the picture book, the toy cupboard,
the wagon loaded with things, the sunshine:
everything must be taken in by the little kicking baby's eyes!

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Strampelchen macht große Augen", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte
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This text was added to the website: 2024-11-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 48