Les deux bouteilles | Deux bouteilles se tiennent sur un banc

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by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Die beiden Flaschen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Zwei Flaschen stehn auf einer Bank,
die eine dick, die andre schlank.
Sie möchten gerne heiraten.
Doch wer soll ihnen beiraten?

Mit ihrem Doppel-Auge leiden
sie auf zum blauen Firmament . . .
Doch niemand kommt herabgerennt
und kopuliert die beiden.

Text Authorship:

by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die beiden Flaschen", appears in Galgenlieder, in Der Ginganz und Verwandtes [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Die beiden Flaschen", 2010 [ soprano and piano ], from Zehn Morgenstern-lieder, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Richard Farber (b. 1945), "Die beiden Flaschen", from Galgenlieder, no. 38 [sung text not yet checked]
by Rudi Spring (b. 1962), "Die beiden Flaschen ", op. 19a (Galgenliederbuch, 1. Folge) no. 7 (1983/89), published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 7, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Both bottles", rhymed paraphrase, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Les deux bouteilles", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 41

Les deux bouteilles

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

Deux bouteilles se tiennent sur un banc,
l'une grosse, l'autre maigre.
Elles voudraient bien se marier.
Mais qui pourrait les marier ?

Elles lèvent aux firmament bleu
leurs doubles yeux souffrants ...
Mais personne ne descend en courant
Et toutes deux copulent.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Die beiden Flaschen", appears in Galgenlieder, in Der Ginganz und Verwandtes
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This text was added to the website: 2011-07-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 40