Der kecke Finlay | Wer ist vor meiner Kammerthür?

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858)

Wha is that at my bower‑door?"

Language: Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: HUN

"Wha is that at my bower-door?"
"O wha is it but Findlay!"
"Then gae your gate, ye'se nae be here:"
"Indeed maun I," quo' Findlay;
"What mak' ye, sae like a thief?"
"O come and see," quo' Findlay;
"Before the morn ye'll work mischief:"
"Indeed will I," quo' Findlay.

"Gif I rise and let you in"-
"Let me in," quo' Findlay;
"Ye'll keep me waukin wi' your din;"
"Indeed will I," quo' Findlay;
"In my bower if ye should stay"-
"Let me stay," quo' Findlay;
"I fear ye'll bide till break o' day;"
"Indeed will I," quo' Findlay.

"Here this night if ye remain"-
"I'll remain," quo' Findlay;
"I dread ye'll learn the gate again;"
"Indeed will I," quo' Findlay.
"What may pass within this bower"-
"Let it pass," quo' Findlay;
"Ye maun conceal till your last hour:"
"Indeed will I," quo' Findlay.

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• F. Scott

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Glossary
maun = must
bide = remain
waukin = awake
din = noise
ken = know

Text Authorship:

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Indeed will I, quo' Findlay", first published 1783 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Wer ist vor meiner Kammerthür?

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: DUT ENG ENG FRE

Wer ist vor meiner Kammerthür? --
    "Ich bin es," -- sagte Finlay. --
Geh, pack' dich fort! was suchst du hier? --
    "Gar Süßes!" -- sagte Finlay --
Du kommst im Dunkeln, wie ein Dieb. --
    "So fang mich!" -- sagte Finlay. --
Du hast mich wohl ein wenig lieb? --
     "Von Herzen!" -- sagte Finlay. --

Und öffnet' ich nach deinem Sinn --
    "O öffne!" -- flehte Finlay --
Da wär ja Schlaf und Ruhe hin; --
    "Laß hin sein!" -- sagte Finlay. --
Ein Tauber du im Taubenschlag! --
    "Beim Täubchen!" -- sagte Finlay. --
Du girrtest bis zum hellen Tag. --
    "Wohl möglich!" -- sagte Finlay. --

Nein! nimmer lass' ich dich herein! --
    "Thu's dennoch!" -- flehte Finlay --
Du stelltest wohl dich täglich ein? --
    "Mit Freuden!" -- sagte Finlay --
Wie keck du bist und was du wagst! --
    "So darf ich?" -- fragte Finlay --
Daß du's nur keiner Seele sagst! --
    "Gewiß nicht!" -- sagte Finlay. --

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• R. Schumann

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Confirmed with Robert Burns’ Gedichte, deutsch von W. Gerhard, Leipzig: Verlag von Joh. Ambr. Barth., 1840, page2 161-162

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858), "Der kecke Finlay" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Indeed will I, quo' Findlay", first published 1783
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