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Drei wilde Gänse, die flogen über See. Da schoß der Jäger alle drei, und was einmal ins Wasser fiel, kommt nimmer in die Höh'. Drei junge Mädels, die führte ein Kavalier aus, und wenn erst ein Mädel mal Sekt genascht, Liebe genascht, Hiebe genascht -- die kommt nicht mehr nach Haus. Und ich pfeife auf meine Jungfernschaft, und ich pfeife auf mein Leben. Der Kerl, der sie mir genommen hat, um eins und um zwei und um drei bei der Nacht, der kann sie mir nimmer geben. Geh, schenk mir doch 'n Fuffzger, geh, schenk mir doch 'ne Mark. Ich will mich mit Schnaps besaufen, ich will mir eine Villa kaufen oder einen Sarg.
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund [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), "Drei wilde Gänse", 2011 [baritone and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Three wild geese", written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Trois oies sauvages", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2012-01-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 113
Three wild geese, that flew over the lake. Then a hunter shot all three, And what once fell into the water Never rose again into the heights. Three young ladies, out with a gentleman, And when the gals first sipped champagne, Were tripped up by love, then beaten by it, These girls came home no more. And I don't give a fig for my virginity, And I don't give a fig for my life. The chap that took it from me Around one and two and three in the night Can't give it back to me. Say, then lend me fifty cents, Hey, then give me a Mark, I want to get drunk on brandy, I want to buy me a house, Or my coffin.
Text Authorship:
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Three wild geese", written 2011, copyright © 2011, (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 Alfred Henschke (1890 - 1928), as Jucundus Fröhlich Klabund
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: 2012-01-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 125