by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)
Es war einmal ein Kamel
Language: German (Deutsch)
Es war einmal ein Kamel Das sah in Posemuckel Einen Mann mit einem Buckel Es blickte auf ihn scheel Und sagte: Nebenbei Ich habe zwei.
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Text Authorship:
- by Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), no title, appears in Tierverse [a long poem split into stanzas], no. 8 [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), "Das Kamel", 1973 [ voice and instrumental ensemble ], from Tierverse [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-02-02
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