The Weihnachts-Poem
When the last Kalender-sheets
flattern through the Winter-streets
and Decemberwind is blowing,
then is everybody knowing
that it is not allzuweit:
she does come, the Weihnachtszeit.
All the Menschen, Leute, people
flippen out of ihrem Stübel
run to Kaufhof,Aldi, Mess
make Konsum and business.
Kaufen this and jenes Dings
and the churchturmglocke rings!
Manche holen sich a Tännchen.
When this brennt, they cry: 'Attention!'
Rufen for the Feuerwehr:
'Please come quick and rescue here!'
Goes the Tännchen up in Rauch
they are standing on the Schlauch.
In the kitchen of the house
mother makes th