D' Marziveigerln
Language: German (Lower Austrian)
Available translation(s): GER
Der Tag war schön und gar nit kalt;
a Bauerndeandl geht in Wald.
Da gegn't ihr der Haldabua,
sagt: „Deandl, no wo gehst den zua?“
„In Wald,“ sagt's, „wal der Tag so schön,
da will i Veigerln brock'n gehn.“
„Derf i da helf'n?“ fragt der Knecht.
„Zweg'n meiner,“ sagt's, „mir is schon recht.“
Wia's gangan san so neb'nanand,
da nimmt's da Halda bei da Hand
und sagt: „Schon lang siach i di gern,
red, Dirn, willst g'schwind mei Hald'rin wern?
Du kraigst a Hütt'n und Vicher gnua,
und mi kriagst extra no dazua.“
Die Dirn tuat Aug'n niederschlag'n,
da Bua kan a ka Wörtl sag'n;
nur küsst ham's, wia's beim Liab'n schon geht,
's Küss'n is a Sprach', de Jed's versteht.
Drei Tag nach'n heilig'n Osterfest
is a der Ehrentag schon g'west,
da weist der Mann sei Weib zum Tanz,
in Haar'n an Marziveigerlkranz.
'S war'n no nit ganz zwa Jahr vorbei,
brock'n scho die Veigerln nacha drei,
und i a zwölf, a dreizehn Jahr
had's Halderln geb'n a ganze Schar.
Jetzt sitz'n d' alt'n Leutl'n z' Haus
und schick'n d' Kind'r um Veigerln aus.
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Johann Winkler) , "March violets", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-13
Line count: 28
Word count: 185
March violets
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the German (Lower Austrian)
The day was beautiful and not cold at all;
a peasant girl goes into the woods.
She's met by the shepherd boy,
who says: "Now, lass, where art thou going?"
"Into the woods," she says, "because it's so beautiful a day;
I'll pick violets there."
"May I help you?" the boy asks.
"For all I care," she says, "it's all right with me."
As they walk beneath each other,
the shepherd boy takes her by the hand
and says: "For some time now I enjoy thy sight;
now, say, lass, wouldst thou like to be my shepherdess?
Thou'll get a hut and cattle enough,
and on top of all that thoul'll get me myself."
The lass cast down her eyes,
and the boy didn't say a word either.
But kiss they did, as it's customary being in love,
kisses are a language everyone understands.
Three days after the holy Easter
their marriage took place,
and he as husband led his wife to the dance,
on her hair a wreath of march violets.
Two years hadn't gone by yet,
and it was three of them that picked the violets,
and after twelve or thirteen years more
the result was a whole bunch of shepherds.
Now the old ones stay at home
and send their offspring to pick the violets.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-13
Line count: 28
Word count: 218