Geputzte Frau
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Wie manchen hat die Wahl betrogen,
wenn er, als Feind der häuslichkeit,
durch übereilung hingezogen,
ein aufgeputztes Pöppchen freiht;
denn, die mit balsamirten fingern
stets spielt und nie den Wocken rührt,
wird auch die sorgen nicht verringern,
die man für haus und kinder führt.
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- ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "A frilly wife", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 44
A frilly wife
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
How many have been fooled into a choice
when they, like an enemy of domesticity,
woo by hurrying too much,
and win themselves a frilly little doll.
for she, with honeyed fingers,
will always be playing and never stir to work,
and the problem will not lessen
when she must run a house with children.
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- Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Poppy Holden, (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 between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 56