by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)
Die beiden Flaschen
Language: German (Deutsch)
Zwei Flaschen stehn auf einer Bank, die eine dick, die andre schlank. Sie möchten gerne heiraten. Doch wer soll ihnen beiraten? Mit ihrem Doppel-Auge leiden sie auf zum blauen Firmament . . . Doch niemand kommt herabgerennt und kopuliert die beiden.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die beiden Flaschen", appears in Galgenlieder, in Der Ginganz und Verwandtes [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), "Die beiden Flaschen", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Die beiden Flaschen", from Galgenlieder, no. 38 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Die beiden Flaschen ", op. 19a (Galgenliederbuch, 1. Folge) no. 7 (1983/89), published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 7, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Both bottles", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les deux bouteilles", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 41