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Viel krumme winkelige [Gänge]1 Durchschnörkeln die uralte Stadt Und jeder birgt seinen Zauber Verwoben in Balken und Blatt. Viel Efeugeschlinge hängen Am bröckligen Mauerrand, Der Brunnen inmitten des Marktes Trägt ein bemoostes Gewand. Der Wein im Rathauskeller Ist köstlich wie [Zaubertrunk]1. Du schlürfst ihn im uralten Städtchen Und bist so selig jung.
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View text without footnotesConfirmed with Hellmut Draws-Tychsen, Mein Westpreußenland: ein Cyclus Heimatlieder, Danzig: Danziger Verlags-Gesellschaft, 1929, page 21.
1 Gessinger: "Wege"2 Gessinger: "Zaubertrank"
Text Authorship:
- by Hellmut Draws-Tychsen (1904 - 1973), "Uraltes Städtchen ", written 1927, appears in Mein Westpreußenland: ein Cyclus Heimatlieder, first published 1929 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ancient town", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2022-09-28
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Word count: 55
Many crooked, angular alleys Wind their way through the ancient city And every one of them conceals its enchantment Woven into beams and leaves. Many tangles of ivy hang On the crumbling edge of the city wall, The well in the middle of the market-place Is clad in a mossy garment. The wine in the city hall's cellar Is as delectable as a magical potion. You sip it in the ancient city And are so blissfully young.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Hellmut Draws-Tychsen (1904 - 1973), "Uraltes Städtchen ", written 1927, appears in Mein Westpreußenland: ein Cyclus Heimatlieder, first published 1929
This text was added to the website: 2022-10-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 77