Es war einmal ein Hund Der hatte einen zu kleinen Mund Da konnte er nicht viel fressen Da freute sein Herr sich dessen Er sagte: Dieser Hund Ist ein guter Fund.
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Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), no title, appears in Tierverse [a long poem split into stanzas], no. 5 [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 Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979), "Der Hund", 1973 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Tierverse [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-02
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