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Die Tante winkt, die Tante lacht: He, Fritz, komm mal herein! Sieh, welch ein hübsches Brüderlein Der gute Storch in letzter Nacht Ganz heimlich der Mama gebracht. Ei ja, das wird dich freun! Der Fritz, der sagte kurz und grob: Ich hol 'n dicken Stein Und schmeiß ihn an den Kopp!
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Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), "Die Tante winkt, die Tante lacht", appears in Kritik des Herzens [author's text checked 1 time 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), "Brüderlein", 2010 [ baritone and piano ], from Busch-lieder , no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Enjott Schneider (b. 1950), "Kurz und grob ", 2007, published c2009 [ medium voice and piano ], from Kinderfreuden : Fünf Lieder für mittlere Singstimme und Klavier nach Gedichten von Wilhelm Busch, no. 3, Mainz ; New York : Schott [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Animated Aunty laughed with glee", 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: 2011-08-26
Line count: 9
Word count: 51
Animated Aunty laughed with glee, Hey, Fritz, come hug your mother! See, you've a got a brand-new baby brother! Last night the stork dropped by and we By him enlarge our family. Fritz croaked out his brief reply: I'll find a nice large rock nearby And drop on his head; bye bye.
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Animated Aunty laughed with glee", 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 Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), "Die Tante winkt, die Tante lacht", appears in Kritik des Herzens
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: 2011-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 52