by Anton Bittner (1820 - 1880)
Wer hätt' es geahnt?
Language: German (Upper Austrian)
Available translation(s): ENG
A Bettler, a Z'riss'ner, der hat einst im Zorn, weil er wo nix kriagt hat, an Ellbog'n verlor'n. A Bua, ganz a klaner, der hebt'n glei auf, denn er sucht g'rad Lumpen zum Lumpenverkauf. Und nach a paar Woch'n, ma weiß gar nit, wia, is unser Ellbog'n schon's feinste Papier. D'rum wandert er g'schwind ins Münzamt hinaus, Da machen's aus ihm glei an Tausender d'raus. Jetzt frag' i: Wer ahnt's, und wer wird's an dem Tausender g'wahr, dass er einst der Rock von an Bettelmann war?
Authorship:
- by Anton Bittner (1820 - 1880), appears in Der fidele Christel [posse] [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 Benedikt Randhartinger (1802 - 1893), "Wer hätt' es geahnt?" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Johann Winkler) , "Who would have thought?", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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