Mir Armen, den des Fiebers Kraft
Language: German (Deutsch)
Mir Armen, den des Fiebers Kraft
Fast nötigt [ins]1 Grab zu sinken,
verbeut der Arzt den Rebensaft
und heißt mich Wasser trinken.
Ihr Götter, steht mir Armen bei!
schafft, daß der Wein nicht tödtlich sei;
[Wie? oder]2 laßt, Gesundheit zu erwecken,
das Wasser besser schmecken.
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2 Benda: "wo nicht, so"
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Sighs of one who is ill", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Sighs of one who is ill
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
Poor me, whom the virulence of fever
Almost forces down into the grave,
I have been forbidden by the doctor [to drink] the juice of the grape
And told to drink water.
You gods, stand by me, the poor wretch!
Make it that wine should not be deadly [for me].
[How? or]1 let, in order to awaken health,
Water taste better.
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1 Benda: "if not, then"
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