by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)
Nüsse knacken
Language: German (Deutsch)
Our translations: ENG
Holler, boller Rumpelsack -- Niklas trug sie huckepack, Weihnachtsnüsse gelb und braun, runzlig, punzlig anzuschaun. Knackt die Schale, springt der Kern: Weihnachtsnüsse eß ich gern. Komm bald wieder in dies Haus, guter alter Nikolaus!
Confirmed with Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte von Albert Sergel, 11.-15. Tausend, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien & Bern: Franz Schneider Verlag, 1921, page 28.
Text Authorship:
- by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946), "Nüsseknacken", appears in Ringelreihen: Kindergedichte [author's text checked 2 times 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 Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874 - 1953), "Nüsse knacken", op. 15 no. 2, published 1907/8 [ voice and piano ], from Ringelreihen: 21 Kinderlieder von Albert Sergel, no. 2, München: Wunderhornverlag [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Cracking nuts", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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