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by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz
Translation © by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

So fand ich gestern Nachmittag
Language: German (Deutsch) 
So fand ich gestern Nachmittag
In einer Retirade
Ein Stückchen Schokolade,
Das in der Abflußrinne lag.
Zwar leb ich von der Hand in Mund
Und bin durchaus nicht kein Baron,
Doch hab ichs liegen lassen und
Verzichte auf den Finderlohn.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz, appears in Geheimes Kinder-Spiel-Buch [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), "So fand ich gestern Nachmittag", 2011 [medium voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-01-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

Yesterday afternoon I found
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Yesterday afternoon I found
While going to the loo
A little piece of chocolate
In the pissing trough, askew.
It's true I live hand to mouth
And no baronial rank have I,
But still I left it lying there;
To such a reward I still say goodbye.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934), as Joachim Ringelnatz, appears in Geheimes Kinder-Spiel-Buch
    • Go to the text page.

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: 2012-01-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 47

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