by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918)
Translation © by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

Xanthippe
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Die böse Frau Xanthippe heißt,
Die ihren Mann am Halstuch reißt.
Sie goß das volle Nachtgefäß
Hinunter über Sokrates.
Da sprach der Weise sehr verlegen:
"Aufs Donnerwetter folgt der Regen."

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Xanthippe
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
She's called the grouchy Missus Xanthippe,
that yanked her husband around by his neckerchief.
She dumped a whole chamber pot
All over Socrates.
Then did the wise one opine:
"After thunder comes the rain."

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-13
Line count: 6
Word count: 34