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by Julian Tuwim (1894 - 1953)

Ptasie plotki
Language: Polish (Polski) 
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Przyszła gąska do kaczuszki,
Obgadały kurze nóżki.

Do indyczki przyszła kurka,
Obgadały kacze piórka.

Przyszła kaczka do perliczki,
Obgadały dziób indyczki.

Kaczka kaczce wykwakała,
Co gęś o niej nagęgała.

Na to rzekła gęś, że kaczka
Jest złodziejka i pijaczka.

O indyczce zaś pantarka
Powiedziała, że plotkarka.

Teraz bójka wśród podwórka,
Że aż lecą barwne piórka.

Text Authorship:

  • by Julian Tuwim (1894 - 1953), "Ptasie plotki" [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 Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (1933 - 2010), "Ptasie plotki", op. 33 no. 2 (1972) [ chorus of four equal voices ], from Dwie piosenki, no. 2, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne/Boosey & Hawkes [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994), "Ptasie plotki ", 1952 [ voice and orchestra ], from Piosenki dziecinne, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-15
Line count: 14
Word count: 55

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