Text & Translation
Kindergeschichte
German source:
Ludwig Jacobowski
Wie oft der des Tages kam;
Denn wir spielten ja im dunklen Hausflur
Immer Braut und Bräutigam.
Und der grüne Puppenwagen,
Der war unser größtes Glück:
Unsre Kinder schliefen drinne,
Unsre Kinder, meine Puppen—dreizehn Stück.
Children's story
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
How often he used to come by day;
For in the dark hall we used to play
At bride and bridegroom.
And the green dolls’ pram,
That was our greatest treasure:
Our children slept inside it,
Our children, my dolls—thirteen of them.
Translation © Richard Stokes, author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005)
Kindergeschichte
German source:
Ludwig Jacobowski
Children's story
English source:
Richard Stokes
Und der Nachbarssohn, der Ruprecht,
And Ruprecht, the neighbour's son,
Wie oft der des Tages kam;
How often he used to come by day;
Denn wir spielten ja im dunklen Hausflur
For in the dark hall we used to play
Immer Braut und Bräutigam.
At bride and bridegroom.
Und der grüne Puppenwagen,
And the green dolls’ pram,
Der war unser größtes Glück:
That was our greatest treasure:
Unsre Kinder schliefen drinne,
Our children slept inside it,
Unsre Kinder, meine Puppen—dreizehn Stück.
Our children, my dolls—thirteen of them.
Composer
Max Reger
Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger, commonly known as Max Reger, was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher.
