by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz
Die sonnige Kinderstraße
Language: German (Deutsch)
Meine frühe Kindheit hat Auf sonniger Straße gerollt; Hat nur ein Steinchen, ein Blatt Zum Glücklichsein gewollt. Jahre verschwelgten. Ich suche matt Jene sonnige Straße heut, Wieder zu lernen, wie man am Blatt, Wie man am Steinchen sich freut.
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz, "Die sonnige Kinderstraße", first published 1910 [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 sonnige Kinderstraße", 2010 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Die sonnige Kinderstraße" [ voice and piano ], from Ringelnatz-Lieder - Frühe Gedichte aus dem Jahre 1910 von Joachim Ringelnatz, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The children's sunny street", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Maria Nimmerfall
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-05
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