by Johann Hinrich Otto Meyer (1829 - 1904)
Rutenkönig
Language: Plattdeutsch
Dat weer en Fest, de Kinner harrn Ehr Vagelstang dar buten; Lüttj' Petje wull geern König warrn, Schot Nawer in de Ruten, Un als em nu de Jungens narrn, Wa sung lüttj' Petje an to blarrn, Wa wurr de Kopp em glönig! Lüttj' Petje wull geern König warrn, Nu weer he Rutenkönig.
Text Authorship:
- by Johann Hinrich Otto Meyer (1829 - 1904), "Rutenkönig" [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 Claudius Serpenthien , "Rutenkönig", op. 4, published 1879 [vocal quartet for male voices], Hamburg, Thiemer [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-03
Line count: 9
Word count: 52