Eine Muh, eine Mäh English translation
von Peter Alexander

A moo, a baa, a tra-la-la-ta-ta
A toot, a rod
A hop, hop, hop, hop
A diddle-daddle-dum
A woof, woof, woof
Ratta-ching-a-ratta-boom

When the Christmas tree smiles at us
When the bell goes bim-bam
Ruprecht sneaks in on quiet soles
Pulling in with full sacks
Bringing us baker’s treats
And laughing, he unpacks
The most beautiful things
Come children, feast your eyes
On the treasures he has


A moo, a baa, a tra-la-la-ta-ta
A toot, a rod
A hop, hop, hop, hop
A diddle-daddle-dum
A woof, woof, woof
Ratta-ching-a-ratta-boom

When the snow piles into mountains
When it freezes and storms outside
Around the Christmas lights, happy faces
All rooms spick and span
Because with a noisy walk
Ruprecht comes, the old one
And coughing and puffing then
The Christmas man shows us

A moo, a baa, a tra-la-la-ta-ta
A toot, a rod
A hop, hop, hop, hop
A diddle-daddle-dum
A woof, woof, woof
Ratta-ching-a-ratta-boom

The Christmas man is here