Translation - art & business » Literature / Poetry »
Off topic: Song from Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale"
Thread poster: monbuckland
monbuckland
monbuckland  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:22
Member (2006)
German to English
+ ...
May 10, 2007

I'm looking for a German translation of a song from Act IV, Scene 3 of "The Winter's Tale. Any pointers welcome!

Christoph Martin Wieland translated the whole play, but somehow *not* this song...

When daffodils begin to peer -
With heigh! The doxy over the dale -
Why, then comes the sweet o' the year;
For the red blood reigns in the winter's pale.

The white sheet bleaching on the hedge -
With heigh! The sweet birds, O how they sin... See more
I'm looking for a German translation of a song from Act IV, Scene 3 of "The Winter's Tale. Any pointers welcome!

Christoph Martin Wieland translated the whole play, but somehow *not* this song...

When daffodils begin to peer -
With heigh! The doxy over the dale -
Why, then comes the sweet o' the year;
For the red blood reigns in the winter's pale.

The white sheet bleaching on the hedge -
With heigh! The sweet birds, O how they sing!
Doth set my pugging tooth on edge;
For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.

The lark, that tirra-lirra chants,
With heigh! with heigh! The thrush and the jay,
Are summer songs for me and my aunts,
While we lie tumbling in the hay.

But shall I go mourn for that, my dear?
The pale moon shines by night:
And when I wander here and there,
I then do most go right.

Jog on, jog on, the foot-path way,
And merrily hent the stile-a:
A merry heart goes all the day,
Your sad tires in a mile-a. ▲ Collapse
 
Kim Metzger
Kim Metzger  Identity Verified
Mexico
Local time: 23:22
German to English
Scene III May 10, 2007

The entire third scene is simply left out in this online version, too.

Das Wintermärchen
Vierter Aufzug, dritte Szene

http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/shakespr/wintermr/winter43.htm
 


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(s) of this forum
NancyLynn[Call to this topic]
Maria Castro[Call to this topic]
Fernanda Rocha[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

Song from Shakespeare's "Winter's Tale"







Trados Business Manager Lite
Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio

Trados Business Manager Lite helps to simplify and speed up some of the daily tasks, such as invoicing and reporting, associated with running your freelance translation business.

More info »
Protemos translation business management system
Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!

The system lets you keep client/vendor database, with contacts and rates, manage projects and assign jobs to vendors, issue invoices, track payments, store and manage project files, generate business reports on turnover profit per client/manager etc.

More info »