Sankt Jörg
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ich bin Sankt Jörg,
Steh auf dem Berg,
Steh auf der Wache.
Schlug ich auch tot
Den Wurm der Not:
Der alte Drache
Ließ junge Brut,
Die nimmer ruht;
Sie schleicht im Tale.
Ich bin bereit
Und führ den Streit
Zum andern Male.
Confirmed with Otto Julius Bierbaum, Der neubestellte Irrgarten der Liebe um etliche Gaenge und Lauben vermehrt, Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, MDCCCCVI (1898), page 29.
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Saint George", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 43
Saint George
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
I am Saint George,
I stand upon the mountain,
I stand keeping watch.
Though I slew
The dragon of misery:
The old dragon
Left a young brood
That never rests;
It slinks around in the valley.
I am at the ready
And shall lead the battle
For a second time.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-03-06
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