Heilmittel
Language: German (Lower Austrian)
[Was los 'st denn, lieb's Derndál]1,
Was bist denn so still?
Was d'hämmerln und hámmerln hörst,
Dös is koan Mühl'.
Was d'klippen und kláppen hörst,
Drescher sän's nit,
Mein Herzerl is 's, glaub' má's,
Dös laßt má koan'n Fried'.
Bei'm Tag gibt's koan' Ruh',
Bei dá Nacht weckt's mih auf;
Und gibts má koan Pflásterl nit,
Geh'-n-ih noh drauf.
Á Pflásterl so roth,
Und á Pflásterl so fein,
Und á Busserl, dös mirk' dá,
Muß aufg'strichá seyn.
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Confirmed with Gedichte in niederöstterreichischer Mundart, Wien: J.P. Sollinger, 1844. Appears in Flinserln, in III. Wieder á Stuck á Hundát. (Riedig's und Räudig's, page 61.
1 Randhartinger: "Wos los 'st denn, liabs Diandl"; further changes may exist not shown above.
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- ENG English (Johann Winkler) , "Remedy", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Remedy
Language: English after the German (Lower Austrian)
What are you listening to, dear lass,
and why are you so quiet?
The hammering sound you hear,
it doesn't come from a mill;
the rattling sound you hear
doesn't come from the threshing-floor,
it comes from my heart, be sure of that,
from my heart that gives me no rest.
It gives me no rest during the day,
it wakes me up at night,
and unless you give me a plaster,
I'll certainly perish.
A plaster most red
and a plaster most fine,
and a kiss -- keep that in mind! --
must come along with it.
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