Language: German (Deutsch)
Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär
Und der Sonnenschein
So strahlend drüber her,
Und der goldene Wein.
Und die sieben Berge nicht
Und der alte Zoll
Und das Schifflein im Angesicht
Mit den Segeln voll.
Und die Mägdelein so wundernett
Und der Rundgesang,
Und der Morgen so schön im Bett
Und der Tag so lang--
Ach! wie studirten wir
So gar fleißig Jus!
Rhein, Rhein! es liegt an dir,
Daß man bummeln muß!
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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
If only there were no Rhine
And no sunshine
So radiant over it,
And no golden wine.
And no Seven Mountains
And no old customs bastion
And no little ship right in front of one
With their full sails.
And no maidens so wondrously pleasant
And no roundelay,
And if the morning were not so pleasant in bed
And if the day were not so long --
Ah! how we would study
Law so diligently!
Rhine, Rhine! it is your fault
That we are forced to dally away our time!
Translated titles:
"Bonn" = "Bonn"
"Wenn nur der Rhein nicht wär" = "If only there were no Rhine"
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