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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Setze mir nicht, du Grobian

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA

Dem Kellner:
 Setze mir nicht, du Grobian,
 Mir den Krug so derb vor die Nase!
 Wer mir Wein bringt, sehe mich freundlich an,
 Sonst trübt sich der Eilfer im Glase.

Dem Schenken:
 Du zierlicher Knabe, du komm herein,
 Was stehst du denn da auf der Schwelle?
 Du sollst mir künftig der Schenke sein,
 Jeder Wein ist schmackhaft und helle.

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C. Fussell sets stanza 2

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Confirmed with Goethe's sämmtliche Werke in vierzig Bänden, Vollständige, neugeordnete Ausgabe, Vierter Band, Stuttgart und Augsburg, J. G. Cotta'scher Verlag, 1856, page 116.

Note: the word "Eilfer" (line 1-4) is not a typo for "Elfer" as some CD booklets might lead one to believe. Cf. Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm: "Eilfer"

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by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 9. Das Schenkenbuch -- Saki Nameh [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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Butor, ne me mets pas le pichet

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Language: French (Français) after the German (Deutsch)

Butor, ne me mets pas le pichet
Sous le nez si brutalement !
Qui m'apporte du vin, me regarde amicalement,
Sinon le onze se trouble dans le verre.


Toi gentil garçon, toi, entres ici,
Pourquoi restes-tu là sur le seuil ?
Désormais tu seras mon serveur,
Alors tout vin sera clair et délicieux.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832), no title, written 1815, appears in West-östlicher Divan, in 9. Das Schenkenbuch -- Saki Nameh
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