The stork | Stork, stork, beak, beak

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Storch, Storch, Schnibel, Schnabel

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Storch, Storch, Schnibel, Schnabel, 
Mit der langen Heugabel, 
Mit den langen Beinen! 
Wenn die Sonn' thut scheinen, 
Steht er auf dem Kirchendach, 
Klappert, klappert bis Alles wacht. 
Storch hat sich auf's Nest gestellt, 
Guckt herab auf Dorf und Feld:
"Wird bald Ostern sein?
Kommt hervor, ihr Blümelein,
Komm hervor, du grünes Gras,
Komm herein, du Osterhas,
Komm fein bald und fehl' mir nit,
Bring' auch deine Eier mit."

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• R. Kahn

R. Kahn sets lines 9-14

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Sammlung von Sprüchen und Gedichten für Kind von vier bis acht Jahren, Bern: Gedruckt in der Fischer'schen Buchdruckerei, 1847, page 40.

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der Storch" [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 Robert Kahn (1865 - 1951), "Wird bald, wird bald", op. 66 no. 2, published 1920, lines 9-14 [ vocal duet with piano ], from 24 leichte zweistimmige Kanons , no. 2, Leipzig, Leuckart [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "The stork", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 68

The stork

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Stork, stork, beak, beak
With the long pitchfork [of a beak],
With the long legs!
When the sun shines
It stands upon the church roof,
Clacking, clacking until everything is awake.
The stork has planted itself upon its nest,
Looks down upon village and field:
"Will it soon be Easter?
Appear, you little flowers,
Appear, you green grass,
Come in, you Easter Bunny,
Come right soon and do not fail me,
And bring along your eggs as well."

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Der Storch"
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 78