Re: [Cz-L] Das Wandern

Dear all,

I remember the song in all mentioned versions as well from my childhood in post-war Germany. It is from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn", a collection of folk songs from 1806/08 by Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano. A typical example for German Romantics. The tune is from Johann Friedrich Reichardt, 1781.

Bianca's version is the original:

Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf,
Der Vater hüt die Schaf

Sleep, baby, sleep
The father guards the sheep

Cornel remembers a satirical version:

Sleep, baby, sleep,
The father is a sheep

Mimi's version is original as well.

Cockchafer fly!
The father is away at war
The mother is in Pomerania
And Pomerania has burned down

This is the version I heared often in my childhood. What a lulaby for children!

As a child I never saw a cockchafer (or may bug); they appeared again but still are a very rare species.
http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/Cockchafer.htm

The Struwwelpeter, mentioned by Mimi, still is on sale. Decide by yourself if the book is good for kids or not.

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/24571/24571-h/24571-h.htm

Christian

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> Datum: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:56:03 -0800
> Von: Bianca Rosenthal <brosenth_at_calpoly.edu>
> An: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
> CC: "\'Miriam Taylor\'" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>, "\'HARDY BREIER\'" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>, "\'CZERNOWITZ-L\'" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
> Betreff: Re: [Cz-L] Das Wandern

> I remember it like this:
> Schlaf Kindlein schlaf, dein Vater hütet die Schaf'
> Die Mutter schüttelt das Bäumelein,
> Da fällt hinunter ein Träumelein,
> Schlaf ' Kindlein schlaf!

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