by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948)
Einst kam der Bock als Bote
Language: German (Deutsch)
Einst kam der Bock als Bote Zum Rosenkavalier an's Haus, Er klopft mit seiner Pfote, Den Eingang wehrt ein Rosenstrauss. Der Strauss sticht seine Dornen schnell Dem Botenbock durch's dicke Fell. O Bock, zieh mit gesenktem Sterz Hinterwärts, hinterwärts!
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- by Alfred Kerr (1867 - 1948), no title [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 Richard Georg Strauss (1864 - 1949), "Einst kam der Bock als Bote
", op. 66 no. 2 (1918), from Krämerspiegel, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Une fois le bouc vint comme messager", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , no title, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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