by
Eduard Mörike (1804 - 1875)
Vom Dünnkuchen zum Morgenbrot
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
[Vom]1 Dünnkuchen zum Morgenbrot
Erst ein [Stückchen]2 mir brach ich;
Trank auch [Wein einen Krug]3 dazu;
Und zur zärtlichen Laute
[Greif ich jetzo, dem zartesten
Kind ein Ständchen zu bringen]4.
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1 Eisler: "Von dem"
2 Eisler: "Stücklein"
3 Eisler: "einen Krug voll Wein"
4 Eisler: "jetzo greif ich"
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- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
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- ENG English (John H. Campbell) , title 1: "In the dawn", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "À l'aube", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 30
À l'aube
Language: French (Français)  after the German (Deutsch)
D'une mince galette pour mon repas du matin
J'ai d'abord rompu un petit morceau ;
J'ai bu aussi une cruche pleine de vin ;
Et mon doux luth
Je l'attrape maintenant.
Mon pauvre pays natal,
Quand te reverrai-je à nouveau ?
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Based on:
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anacreon (c582BCE - c485BCE) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2013-07-01
Line count: 7
Word count: 41