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by Paula Dehmel (1862 - 1918)

Hansel und Gretel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Hansel und Gretel stehen zu zwei'n,
Der Hansel ist grob,
Und die Gretel ist fein,
Der Hansel ist dick,
Und die Gretel ist dünn,
Der Hansel ist aus Birkenholz,
Die Gretel ist aus Zinn.
Heißa, juchheißa, wer wird nun König?

Text Authorship:

  • by Paula Dehmel (1862 - 1918), "Hansel und Gretel" [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 Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Hansel und Gretel", op. 14 no. 4 (1921?), published 1922, first performed 1922 [ four-part women's chorus a cappella or with piano ad libitum ], from Kinderverse, no. 4, Tischer & Jagenberg, Köln [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Walter Gieseking (1895 - 1956), "Hansel und Gretel", 1934-1935 [ voice and piano ], from Kinderlieder, no. 16, Schott [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2019-11-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

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