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by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Bei einem Wirte, wundermild
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE
Bei einem Wirte, wundermild,
Da war ich jüngst zu Gaste,
Ein gold'ner Apfel war sein Schild
An einem langen Aste.

Es war der gute Apfelbaum,
Bei dem ich eingekehret,
Mit süsser Kost und frischem Schaum
Hat er mich wohl genähret.

Es kamen in sein grünes Haus
Viel leichtbeschwingte Gäste;
Sie sprangen frei und hielten Schmaus
Und sangen auf das Beste.

Ich fand ein Bett zu süsser Ruh
Auf weichen grünen Matten;
Der Wirt, er deckte selbst mich zu
Mit seinem kühlen Schatten.

Nun fragt' ich nach der Schuldigkeit,
Da schüttelt' er den Wipfel.
Gesegnet sei er allezeit
Von der Wurzel bis zum Gipfel.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Einkehr", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 8, first published 1815 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 108

Stopping at an inn
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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
In the abode of an innkeeper, wondrously gentle,
I was recently a guest.
The emblem of the inn was a golden apple
Upon a long branch.

It was the good old apple tree --
That was the inn at which I stopped,
With sweet sustenance and a freshly foaming drink
It nourished me well.

Into its green abode
Many light-winged guests came;
They hopped about freely and feasted
And sang their very best.

Upon the soft green meadows
I found a bed for sweet repose;
The innkeeper himself covered me up
With his cool shadow.

When I asked for the bill,
He shook his leafy locks in negation.
May he be blessed at all times
From his roots to the tips of his lofty branches.

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  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862), "Einkehr", written 1811, appears in Lieder, in Wanderlieder, no. 8, first published 1815
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-12
Line count: 20
Word count: 128

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