Vice versa
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG FRE
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Ein Hase sitzt auf einer Wiese,
des Glaubens, niemand sähe diese.
Doch, im Besitze eines Zeisses,
betrachtet voll gehaltnen Fleißes
vom vis-a-vis gelegnen Berg
ein Mensch den kleinen Löffelzwerg.
Ihn aber blickt hinwiederum
ein Gott von fern an, mild und stumm.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hans Krása (1899 - 1944), "Vice versa", op. 4 (Fünf Lieder) no. 5 (1923) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alfred Schuster (1910 - 1980), "Vice versa", 1947 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenlieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rudi Spring (1962 - 2025), "Vice versa", op. 19c (Galgenliederbuch, 3. Folge) no. 5, published 2003 [ voice and piano ], from Galgenliederbuch nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, no. 19, München (Munich), Verlag vierdreiunddreissig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Claus Swienty , "Vice versa" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue) , "A rabbit sits amidst the green", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Vice versa", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Claus Swienty
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Vice versa
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
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Un lièvre est assis dans la prairie,
persuadé que personne ne le verrait.
Mais en possession de jumelles,
avec un zèle soutenu, un homme
observait de la montagne en vis-à-vis
le petit nabot à esgourdes.
Mais il était en retour regardé
de loin par un dieu calme et bénin.
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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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-26
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Word count: 49