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by Albert Sergel (1876 - 1946)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Walderdbeeren
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Available translation(s):  ENG
"Walderdbeeren, Frische Früchte!"
lacht die Kleine in die Stube,
hebt den Deckel von dem Körbchen:
"Walderdbeeren, süß zu naschen!"

Augenblitz und frische Lippen . .
Walderdbeeren . . . "Darf ich naschen?"
Rasche Wende und Erröten . .
und sie lässt sich willig haschen.

Walderdbeeren, frische Früchte,
rote Lippen, junge Brüste:
[Waldluft]1, Waldduft in der Stube
und ein lustig-süßes Naschen . . .

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Confirmed with Sehnen und Suchen, Vierte Auflage, Rostock: C.J.E. Volckmann (Volckman & Wetter), 1905, page 20.

1 Wallnöfer: "Waldduft"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Wood strawberries", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2023-02-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 63

Wood strawberries
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
"Wood strawberries, fresh fruits!"
the little one laughs into the parlour,
Lifts the lid from the little basket:
"Wood strawberries, sweet to snack upon!"

Flashing eyes and fresh lips . .
Wood strawberries . . . "May I sample them?"
A quick turning away and blushing . . 
and she willingly lets herself be caught.

Wood strawberries, fresh fruits, 
red lips, young breasts:
[air]1 of the woods, scent of the woods in the parlour
and a frolicsome sweet sampling . . .

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1 Wallnöfer: "scent"

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © 2024 by Sharon Krebs, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-01-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 82