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Ri-ra-rumpelstiez, wo ist der Schnauz, Wo ist die Miez? Der Schnauz, der liegt am Ofen und leckt sich seine Pfoten. Die Miez, die sitzt am Fenster und wäscht sich ihren Spenzer. Rumpeldipumpel, schnaufeschnauf, da kommt die Frau die Treppe rauf. Was bringt die Frau dem Kätzchen? Einen Knäul, einen Knäul, mein Schätzchen, einen Knäul aus grauem Wollenflaus, der aussieht wie eine kleine Maus. Was bringt die Frau dem Hündchen? Ein Halsband, mein Kindchen, ein Halsband von besondrer Art, auf welchem steht: Schnauz Schnauzebart. Ri-ra-rumpeldidaus, und damit ist die Geschichte aus.
Text Authorship:
- by Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Schnauz und Miez" [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), "Schnauz und Miez", 2010 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Mister Muzzle and Kitty Puss", 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: 2011-12-28
Line count: 18
Word count: 90
Ta-da-dee-dumple-dee! Where is Mister Muzzle? Where is Kitty Puss? Mister Muzzle lies on the oven and licks his paws. Kitty Puss, she sits on the window and washes her little wee vest. Bump-and-thump, huff-and-puff, Then comes the wife up the stairs! What did the wife bring the cat? A tangle, a ball, my treasures, A wad of gray brushed wool thread That looks quite like a little mouse. What did the wife bring the hound? A collar, my children, A collar of a particular sort, on which one read: Mister Muzzle Muzzle-beard. Ta-da-dee-dumple-dee! And with that is this story finished.
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Mister Muzzle and Kitty Puss", 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 Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914), "Schnauz und Miez"
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: 18
Word count: 100