by
Hans Bötticher (1883 - 1934)
Beim Mittagessen!
Language: German (Deutsch)
Available translation(s): ENG
Man stirbt hier vor Langeweile,
Dachte die Nagelfeile
Beim Mittagessen!
Und machte sich, wie von ungefähr,
Über den Fingernagel her,
Beim Mittagessen!
Da begann eine silberne Gabel zu schrei'n:
"Meine Dame -- -- Sie sind hier nicht allein!"
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "At lunch!", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 36
At lunch!
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
One dies here from so little to do,
Thought an idle nail file
During lunch!
So he made more or less much ado,
Filing a fingernail a while
During lunch!
For this a silver fork began to jeer,
"Hey you! -- you're not alone here!"
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Based on:
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 44