Sing
nursery rhyme
Ein Männlein steht im Walde (A Little Man Stands in the Wood)
Best Age
Best Age
wk 8–104
Category
Sing
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About this song
A beloved German riddle-song by Hoffmann von Fallersleben, whose answer is the rose hip (a little red-cloaked man in the forest). Popular across Germany, it gently introduces riddles, colour, and nature.
How to do it (Step by step)
- Sing it as a playful question and reveal the answer.
- Point to something red while you sing about the cloak.
- Let your toddler guess what the 'little man' is.
Lyrics & Rhyme
Ein Männlein steht im Walde
ganz still und stumm.
Es hat von lauter Purpur
ein Mäntlein um.
Sagt, wer mag das Männlein sein,
das da steht im Wald allein
mit dem purpurroten Mäntelein?