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Zwei Knaben
Language: German (Deutsch)
Zwei Knaben gaben sich einen Kuß,
der eine, der hieß Julius,
der andere hieß Gretchen,
ich glaub', das war ein Mädchen.
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Two chaps", written 2011, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Two chaps
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
Two chaps managed a kiss,
The one, whose name was Julius,
The other's name was Gretchen,
And I gather, she was rather fetchin'.
Rhymed paraphrase.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 4
Word count: 23