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by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934) and by Ferdinand Kahn

Im heißen Bad
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Dort im heißen Bad ein Hummer
Brummt erzürnt: "Schockschwerenot!"
Diese Hitze färbt mein schönes
Grünes Kleid ganz purpurrot.

Ei, war das ein fröhlich Leben,
Als ich noch im tiefen Schlamm
Mit Frau Kröte, meiner Base,
Friedlich einst im Teiche schwamm.

'Vetter Hummer!' rief Frau Base
Da auf einmal mit Gekreisch,
'Schaut, dort unterm Weidenstamme
Schwimmt ein Happen gutes Fleisch!'

Kaum hört das die Frau Forelle.
Schießt sie zu auf jenes Stück;
Aber ich war grad so schnelle,
Hielt sie fest am Schwanz zurück!

Schwamm dann selber rasch hinüber,
Voller Hunger, voller Gier --
Schwapp! -- da lag ich schon in Grase,
Und das Fleisch lag neben mir.

Also hat man mich gefangen,
Niemand hilft mir in der Not.
Schuld an allem ist die Kröte ..."
Uff! -- da war der Hummer tot!

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), "Im heißen Bad", appears in Was Topf und Pfann' erzählen kann, first published 1910 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
  • by Ferdinand Kahn , "Im heißen Bad", appears in Was Topf und Pfann' erzählen kann, first published 1910 [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), "Im heißen Bad", 2010 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , 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: 2011-12-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 129

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