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Mein Haus hat kein' Tür, Mein' Tür hat ke' Haus Und immer mit Schätzel Hinein und heraus. Mei Küch' hat ke' Herd, Mei Herd hat ke' Küch: Da bratet's und siedet's Für sich und für mich. Mei' Bett hat ke' G'stell, Mei G'stell hat ke' Bett; Doch wüßt ich nit e'nen, Der's lustiger hett. Mei Keller is hoch, Mei Scheuer is tief, Zu oberst zu unterst Da lag ich und schlief. Und bin ich erwachen, Da geht es so fort: Mei Ort hat ke' Bleibens, Mei Bleibens ke'n Ort.
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Note: the text is a parody of "Aus ist es mit mir", from Des Knaben Wunderhorn.First line of Taubert's setting (according to the Musikalien-catalog von Heinrichshofen's Verlag in Magdeburg): "Mei Haus hat ka' Thür"
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Freibeuter", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Freibeuter", 2010 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jürg Baur (b. 1918), "Freibeuter" [ baritone and piano ], from Nachklang. Fünf Lieder nach Texten von J. W. Goethe für Bariton und Klavier, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869), "Freibeuter" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by August Püringer , "Der Freibeuter", op. 3 (5 Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 4, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Fritzsch [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Schlottmann (1826 - 1905), "Freibeuter", op. 17 (Zwölf Lieder im Volkston für gemischten Chor) no. 4, published 1867 [ SATB chorus ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Karl Gottfried) Wilhelm Taubert (1811 - 1891), "Freibeuter", op. 6 (Sechs deutsche Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 5, published 1831 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Trautwein [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The freeloader", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (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: 20
Word count: 89
My house has no door, My door has no house; And always with lovers I'll fly like a louse. My kitchen? No stove, My stove in no home; It broils and boils Where ever I roam. My bed has no legs, My legs have no bed; But I know of nothing That's more fun instead. My cellar is high, My store place is deep, From upstairs to downstairs, I lie there and sleep. And when I awaken, I stay on the move; My call is to wander, Now who'll disapprove?
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The freeloader", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), "Freibeuter", appears in Goethe's Werke. Vollständige Ausgabe, letzter Hand, Band III, in 1. Lyrisches
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-12-28
Line count: 20
Word count: 90