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by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874)

Eine schweres Rätsel
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Auf unsrer Wiese gehet was, watet durch die Sümpfe.
Es hat ein schwarzweiß Röcklein an und trägt rote Strümpfe.
Fängt die Frösche, schnapp, schnapp, schnapp.
Klappert lustig, klapperdiklapp. Wer kann das erraten.

Ihr denkt: das ist der Klapperstorch, watet durch die Sümpfe.
Er hat ein schwarzweiß Röcklein an und trägt rote Strümpfe.
Fängt die Frösche, schnapp, schnapp, schnapp.
Klappert lustig, klapperdiklapp. Nein, das ist die Störchin. 

Text Authorship:

  • by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798 - 1874) [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 Eugen Hildach (1849 - 1924), "Eine schweres Rätsel", op. 29 no. 7 [voice and piano], from Für die singende Kinderwelt. Eine Sammlung von 16 Liedern, no. 7, Magdeburg, Heinrichshofen's Verlag [ sung text not verified ]

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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 66

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