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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Ein großer Teich war zugefroren
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein großer Teich war zugefroren;
Die Fröschlein, in der Tiefe verloren,
Durften nicht ferner quaken noch springen,
Versprachen sich aber im halben Traum:
Fänden sie nur da oben Raum,
Wie Nachtigallen wollten sie singen.
Der Tauwind kam, das Eis zerschmolz,
Nun ruderten sie und landeten stolz
Und saßen am Ufer weit und breit
Und quakten wie vor alter Zeit.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Die Frösche" [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 Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Gute Vorsätze", op. 72 no. 2 (1937/1957-8), published 1957 [ttbb quartet a cappella], from Satirikon: Vier Aphorismen, no. 2, Kistner & Siegel, Lippstadt [ sung text verified 1 time]

Research team for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor] , Eva Fox-Gal

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-09
Line count: 10
Word count: 59

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