Ein Männlein steht im Walde ganz still und stumm

Ral la la la, ral la la la, Heissa Mutter, ich bin da! is a duet with a chorus from act 2 of the fairy-tale opera Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck. It is sung by Hansel and Gretel. The vocal range needed for Hansel is low A3 to high A5, and the range needed for the part of Gretel is a low C4 to the high A5. The part of Hansel in this duet features a C4-G♭5 tessitura, while Gretel has the tessitura of D4-A5 in this piece.