Kołysanka lalki

Przyszła do łóżka
bosa kaczuszka,
siedem ma piórek u głowy,
szesnaście u brzuszka.
To kwacze, to płacze:
"Nie ma jajek! z czego będą na święta kołacze?!"

by Kazimiera Iłłakowicza (1892-1983)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Kołysanka lalki", op. 49 no. 1, from 20 Rymów Dziecie`cych, no. 1.

ENG English (J. Abramczuk) (S. A. Witkowski)

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Duckling's Lullaby

A barefoot duckling came 
to my bed, 
seven feathers on her heed,  
sixteen on her breast.
She quacks and weeps: 
"No eggs ! What shall we use for Easter cakes?"

Translation from Polish to English by J. Abramczuk and S. A. Witkowski

a text in Polish by Kazimiera Iłłakowicza (1892-1983)

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