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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Das Schlaraffenland
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG FRE
In Polen steht ein Haus,
in Polen steht ein Haus,
in Polen steht ein polsches Haus,
da gehn die Krieger ein und aus,
da gehn die Krieger ein,
da gehn die Krieger aus.

Im Haus ist eine Magd,
im Haus ist eine Magd,
das ist 'ne hübsche Schenkenmagd,
die bringt den Gästen was behagt,
die bringt den Gästen was behagt,
was einer immer fragt.

Die Magd steht an der Tür,
die Magd steht an der Tür,
die Magd steht an der Kammertür
und zieht die Kreiden nie herfür,
und zieht die Kreiden nie herfür,
umsonst kriegt jeder hier!

Sag, Bruder, willst du Bier?
Sag, Bruder, willst du Bier?
Sag, ist der Wein noch lieber dir,
so schenke dir vom besten ein,
so schenke dir vom besten ein,
so schenke dir nur ein!

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Das Schlaraffenland", WoO. 31 no. 7 (1857), from Volks-Kinderlieder, no. 7. [
     text verified 2 times
    ]

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , title 1: "Luilekkerland", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Le pays de cocagne", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Michael P. Rosewall) , title 1: "Fool's-Paradise (The Land of Cockaigne)", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 132

Le pays de cocagne
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch) 
En Pologne il y a une maison,
En Pologne il y a une maison,
En Pologne il y a une maison polonaise
Où les soldats entrent et sortent,
Où les soldats entrent,
Où les soldats sortent.

Dans la maison il y a une servante,
Dans la maison il y a une servante,
C'est une jolie serveuse
Qui apporte aux clients ce qui leur plait,
Qui apporte aux clients ce qui leur plait,
Tout ce qu'ils demandent.

La servante se tient à la porte,
La servante se tient à la porte,
La servante se tient à la porte de la chambre
Ne marque jamais son dû à la craie,
Ne marque jamais son dû à la craie,
Ici, c'est gratuit pour chacun !

Dis, mon frère, veux-tu de la bière ?
Dis, mon frère, veux-tu de la bière ?
Dis, si tu préfères du vin,
Sers-t'en du meilleur,
Sers-t'en du meilleur,
Tu n'as qu'à te servir !

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to French (Français) copyright © 2011 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 152

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