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Thread #15960   Message #146061
Posted By: Uilleand
07-Dec-99 - 01:41 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: My hat it has three corners
Subject: Lyr Add: MEIN HUT, DER HAT DREI ECKEN
Here the German version. My sources cite that the text is from 1886 in the area of the river Saar. The melody is from an 1818 Neapolitan folksong called 'O cara mama mia', also used by and/or attributed to Paganini.

Mein Hut der hat drei Ecken,
drei Ecken hat mein Hut,
und haett' er nicht drei Ecken,
dann waer's auch nicht mein Hut.

Hope this helps.