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by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920)

Ein Herr Laus, ein Floh und eine Wanze
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Ein Herr Laus, ein Floh und eine Wanze
setzten sich an meinen Tisch.
Sprach der Floh: Brüderchen, tanze!
hoppla! frisch!

Sprach ich bald: Ich kann nicht tanzen
so wie Sie, Herr Floh!
Sprach das Fräulein von den Wanzen:
Klettern Sie mal Stroh!

Sprach ich gleich: Wer kann strohklettern
so wie Sie!
Sprach der Lauserich: Entblättern
Sie mal Schinn, hihi!

Sprach ich: Ihre Kunst! wer könnte
die wol ebenso!
sprach ich. Und die dreu Talönte
waren seelensfroh.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (1863 - 1920), "Kumpaney", appears in Lebensblätter  [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 Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Kumpanei", published 1909 [ medium voice and piano ], from Lieder auf Gedichte von Dehmel (Heft II of 24 Lieder), no. 15, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-08-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 76

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