Translation © by Salvador Pila

Böses Weib
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT
Ja, wann gleich wär das Firmament
Lauter Papier und Pergament,
  Und alle Wasser samt dem Meer
  Nicht denn lauter Tinten wär,
Die Stern' am Himmel allzumal,
Deren doch sind ohne Zahl,
  Ein jeder sich zum Schreiben richt':
  Könnten sie doch die Bosheit nicht
Beschreiben nur eines bösen Weib's!
Der Teufel in der Höll' beschreib's!

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  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Dona dolenta", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Dona dolenta
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
A ben cert, si ara mateix el firmament
no fos més que paper i pergamí,
i totes les aigües juntament amb el mar
no fossin més que tinta,
les estrelles del cel, totes,
que són doncs innombrables,
si cadascuna d’elles es posés a escriure:
no podrien pas descriure la maldat
d’una dona dolenta!
Només ho pot fer el diable a l’infern!

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2023 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-05-06
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