by
Wilhelm Häring (1798 - 1871), as Willibald Alexis
Rüberettich
Language: German (Deutsch)
Sie liebte ihn, er liebte sie,
Sie liebten sich beide erstaunlich.
Im ganzen England gab es nie
Eine Liebe so treu und erbaulich.
Doch gilt in England von Alters ein Satz,
Ich weiß nicht, ob noch wo anders:
"Und wer auch noch so liebt seinen Schatz,
Darf lieben daneben noch Andres."
Sie liebte die Rübe, den Rettich sehr,
Der Streit drüber wollte nicht end'gen;
Über derlei hält es in England schwer,
Sich untereinander verständ'gen.
Da gab es in England böse Zeit,
Man schlug sich um Rettich und Rübe,
Und um den Rettich- und Rübensaft
Zerging die süßeste Liebe.
Ja lebten nur beide, wo du und ich
Und die Kultur viel weiter,
Sie liebten nun beide den Rüberettich
Und liebten und lebten noch weiter.
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- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , "Vegetable war", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 123
Vegetable war
Language: English after the German (Deutsch)
She loves this, he loves that,
They love each other surprisingly.
In the whole of England there was never
A love so faithful and devoted.
However a parable counts in old England,
I do not know, whether it does elsewhere:
"And he who loves his treasure so much,
May love still others beside that."
She loved the beet, and he the radish,
The quarrel over there just won't end;
to such an extent it holds over in England,
mutual communication is difficult.
That was in England a very strange time:
One fought over radish or beet,
And over the radish - or the beet
Dissolved the sweetest love.
Yes we have them both, where you and I
And our culture much differs,
They now love both the vegetables
And love and live on still.
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Häring (1798 - 1871), as Willibald Alexis
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 133
