La cigogne claquetante | Qu'est-ce qui claquète si fort ? écoute ! écoute !

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by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Was klappert im Hause so laut? horch,...

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Was klappert im Hause so laut? horch, horch!
Ich glaub, ich glaube, das ist der Storch.

Das war der Storch. Seid, Kinder, nur still,
Und hört, was gern ich erzählen euch will.

Er hat euch gebracht ein Brüderlein
Und hat gebissen Mutter ins Bein.

Sie liegt nun krank, doch freudig dabei,
Sie meint, der Schmerz zu ertragen sei.

Das Brüderlein hat euer gedacht,
Und Zuckerwerk die Menge gebracht,

Doch nur von den süßen Sachen erhält,
Wer artig ist und still sich verhält.

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Text Authorship:

by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Der Klapperstorch" [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 Wilhelm Reinhard Berger (1861 - 1911), "Was klappert im Hause so laut?", op. 52 (Vier Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Rud. Dietrich [sung text not yet checked]
by Erik Meyer-Helmund (1861 - 1932), "Was klappert im Hause so laut, so laut?", published 1895 [ duet for soprano and alto with piano ], from 2 Duette für Sopran und Alt mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 2, Leipzig, Bosworth & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
by Max (Heinrich Edler von) Oberleithner (1868 - 1935), "Der Klapperstorch", published 1894 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 1, Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "What is clicking so loudly in the house", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La cigogne claquetante", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-09-24
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Word count: 82

La cigogne claquetante

Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Qu'est-ce qui claquète si fort ? écoute ! écoute !
Je crois, je crois que c'est la cigogne.

C'était la cigogne, soyez tranquilles, les enfants,
Et écoutez ce que je vais vous raconter.

Elle vous a aujourd'hui apporté un petit frère
Et a mordu votre mère à la jambe.

Maintenant elle est au lit, malade mais joyeuse,
Elle pense que la douleur est supportable.

Le petit frère a pensé à vous
Et vous a apporté des sucreries,

Mais seuls obtiendront des douceurs
Ceux qui se tiendront sages et tranquilles.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), "Der Klapperstorch"
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 86