Als de rogge reikt tot de kin

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by George Peele (1556? - 1596)

Translation © by Lidy van Noordenburg

When as the rye reach'd to the chin

Language: English

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When as the rye reach'd to the chin,
And chop-cherry, chop-cherry ripe within,
Strawberries swimming in the cream,
And schoolboys playing in the stream;
Then, O, then O then O, my true love said,
Till that time come again 
She could not live a maid!

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by George Peele (1556? - 1596), "The Impatient Maid", appears in The Old Wives' Tale, first published 1595 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Als de rogge reikt tot de kin

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Language: Dutch (Nederlands) after the English

Als de rogge reikt tot de kin
En de korrel rijpt er in
En aardbeien drijven in de room
En jongetjes spelen in de stroom
Dan, oh, dan oh, zei mijn lief
Tot die tijd weer zal komen
Kan ze niet als een meisje dromen.

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a text in English by George Peele (1556? - 1596), "The Impatient Maid", appears in The Old Wives' Tale, first published 1595
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-10
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Word count: 46