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Artist: Kinderlieder
Canonical path: /kinderlieder/der-kuckuck-und-der-esel
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Der Kuckuck und der Esel
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Der Kuckuck und der Esel
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Der Kuckuck und der Esel, die hatten einen Streit,
wer wohl am besten sänge, wer wohl am besten sänge,
zur schönen Maienzeit, zur schönen Maienzeit.
2. Der Kuckuck sprach: "Das kann ich!" und hub gleich an zu schrei'n.
"Ich aber kann es besser!" "Ich aber kann es besser!"
fiel gleich der Esel ein, fiel gleich der Esel ein.
3. Das klang so schön und lieblich, so schön von fern und nah;
sie sangen alle beide sie sangen alle beide
"Kuckuck, Kuckuck, I-a!", "Kuckuck, Kuckuck , I-a!"
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