by Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)
Translation © by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

Kartoffellied
 (Sung text for setting by J. Zumsteeg)
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
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Schön rötlich die Kartoffeln sind,
  Und weiß wie Alabaster;
Sie dau'n sich lieblich und geschwind
  Und sind für Mann und Weib und Kind,
Geschweige denn für Schwein und Rind
  Ein rechtes Magenpflaster!

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  • ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "The potato song", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 ... 

Beautifully reddish are potatoes
and white as alabaster!
They're light and sweet and easy to cook,
designed for men and women and child
as a fine cure for the stomach.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 3 of the original text.

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  • by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The potato song", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-15
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Word count: 91