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Hätt' es nimmer gedacht, Daß ein Strom, so heiß, Im Winter würd' Zu starrem Eis! Daß ein Ringlein von Gold, So den Finger schmückt, Wie'n Mühlstein schwer Auf die Seele drückt! Daß nach prangendem Tag So stürmisch die Nacht, So krank das Herz! -- Hätt's nie gedacht!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Carl Siebel's Dichtungen, Gesammelt von seinen Freunden, Herausgegeben von Emil Rittershaus, Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1877, page 230.
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I would never have thought That a torrent so ardent In winter would turn into Rigid ice! That a ring made of gold That adorns the finger Could press upon the soul Like a heavy millstone! That after a resplendent day The night could be so stormy, So sick the heart! -- I would never have thought it!
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• J. Blumenthal • J. Gänsbacher • R. Leberl • E. Meyer-HelmundAbout the headline (FAQ)
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"Enttäuschung" = "Disappointment"
"Hätt' es nimmer gedacht" = "I would never have thought it"
"Nimmer gedacht" = "Never thought"
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