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Original lyrics
Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus
Blumen im Garten, so zwanzig Arten
von Rosen, Tulpen und Narzissen,
leisten sich heute die feinen Leute.
Das will ich alles gar nicht wissen.
Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus steht draußen am Balkon,
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
Was brauch ich rote Rosen, was brauch ich roten Mohn,
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
Und wenn ein Bösewicht was Ungezog'nes spricht,
dann hol ich meinen Kaktus und der sticht, sticht, sticht.
Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus steht draußen am Balkon,
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
Heute um viere klopft's an die Türe,
nanu, Besuch so früh am Tage?
Es was Herr Krause vom Nachbarhause,
er sagt: Verzeih'n Sie, wenn ich frage.
Sie hab'n doch einen Kaktus da draußen am Balkon,
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
Der fiel soeben runter, was halten Sie davon?
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
Er fiel mir aufs Gesicht, ob's glauben oder nicht,
jetzt weiß ich, dass Ihr kleiner grüner Kaktus sticht.
Bewahr'n Sie ihren Kaktus gefälligst anderswo,
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
Submitted by robert.tucker.794 on 2013-03-03
Last edited by robert.tucker.794 on 2015-03-18
Translation
My little green cactus
Flowers in the garden, some twenty kinds
of roses, tulips, and narcissus,
is what the fine people afford themselves today.
But I don’t want to know.
My little green cactus sits outside on the balcony.
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
What do I need of red roses, what do I need of red poppies?
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
And when a rascal says something impertinent,
then I fetch my cactus and it pricks, pricks, pricks!
My little green cactus sits outside on the balcony.
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
Today at four there was a knock at the door.
What, company this early in the day?
It was Herr Krause from next door.
He says: “Excuse me, if I ask:
You have a cactus outside on your balcony.
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
It just fell down. What do you make of that?
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
It fell right on my face, believe it or not,
now I know that your little green cactus pricks!
You'd be pleased to keep that cactus elsewhere!
Hollari, hollari, hollaro!
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Submitted by robert.tucker.794 on 2013-03-03
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Max Raabe: Top 3
1. | Ein Tag wie Gold |
2. | Es wird wieder gut |
3. | Guten Tag liebes Glück |
Idioms from "Mein kleiner grüner ..."
1. | (It's) cactus |
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