The "Bummi-Lied" (

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for: „Bummi-Song“) with its opening line „Kam ein kleiner Teddybär..“ („Came a little

Teddy bear A teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bear. Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the U.S. and Richard Steiff under his aunt Margarete Steiff's company in Germany in the early 20th century, the teddy bear, ...

“..) is a Kinderlied from the

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with 5 stanzas. The text was written by Ursula Werner-Böhnke, main contributing editor of the children's magazine Bummi. The melody was composed by

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. The text is a reference to the main character of the eponymous children's magazine, the yellow teddybear „Bummi“. The magazine was created in 1957 for children in

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...

age. From 1969 onwards, the tune was part of the educational system for primary school starters with a slightly to 3 stanzas shortened version. The written text was published by VEB Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag Leipzig.

Literature

* ''Musik. Lehrbuch für Klasse 2'', Berlin 1974, S. 19.

References

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