Drei Kinderchen aus dem Fenster seh'n
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Drei Kinderchen aus dem Fenster seh'n,
Im Garten [blühen]1 viel Blümlein schön,
Sie sprechen mit Blumen und Vöglein allen;
Rothkehlchen thut ihnen am meisten gefallen.
"So [früh]2 wir auch aus dem Fenster seh'n,
Die Blümlein schon alle im Staate steh'n;
Die Blümlein sind stumm, doch das Vöglein sagt piep, --
Rothkehlchen, bitte, uns Antwort gieb!"
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Confirmed with Am Fenster in Bildern und Versen von Kate Greenaway, der deutsche Text von Käthe Freiligrath-Kroeker, München: Theodor Stroefers Kunstverlag, [1880], page 15.
1 Frank: "blüh'n"
2 Frank: "oft"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Three little children are looking out of the window", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Three little children are looking out of the window
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Three little children are looking out of the window,
In the garden many flowers are blooming beautifully,
They talk to all of the flowers and birds;
The robin is their favourite.
"No matter how [early]1 we look out of the window,
All the little flowers are already standing in their livery;
The little flowers are mute, but the birdlet says peep, --
Robin, please, give us an answer!"
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1 Frank: "often"
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