by Ludwig Kalisch (1814 - 1882)
Translation © by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947)

Unerhört
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
Es saßen auf dem Throne
Der Kaiser und sein Sohne.
Der Kaiser und sein Sohne
Sie saßen auf dem Throne.

Da sprach der Kaiser zum Sohne
Auf seinem gold' nen Throne;
Dann sprach zum Kaiser der Sohne
Auf seinem gold' nes Throne.

Und als sie beide gesprochen.
Nicht länger sie mehr sprachen;
Dieses ist alles geschehen
In der großen Kaiserstadt Achen.

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Seated on the throne
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
Seated on the throne
were the Kaiser and his son.
The Kaiser and his son
were seated on the throne.
 
There the Kaiser spoke to the son
on his golden throne;
then spoke the son to the Kaiser
on his golden throne.
 
And as the both had spoken
no more did they speak;
this is all that happened
in the great imperial city Aachen.

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Word count: 64