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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="PT-BR">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 28 February 2009 - Volume 04<br>
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>>
<br>
Subject: Traditions<br>
<br>
Hi again, Wes!<br>
<br>
You shared the following poem with us:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Such Savage Thirst<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
- empty days filled with time,<br>
and its many empty deaths,<br>
so painfully slow;<br>
bloodred sunsets and all that jazz,<br>
hot norwesters and freezing rain ...<br>
<br>
while political speeches drag hindquarters<br>
like a dog to slow death,<br>
its backbone shattered;<br>
like the unemployed hours<br>
that suck blood from the heart of hope<br>
<br>
- the day differs from its sire<br>
only in its lame excuses -<br>
<br>
I am Unemployment:<br>
no teen devil of mediaeval night,<br>
no ancient Commie demon<br>
ever stalked your souls<br>
with such savage thirst,<br>
such diabolical delight</span></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br>
And our Hanne donated her German and Mecklenburg Low Saxon versions.<br>
<br>
Below my signature you will find my version is a Low Saxon variety from a bit
west of Hanne's stomping ground. It comes in three types of spelling.<br>
<br>
Enjoy, if that's the appropriate word!<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</span></p>
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***<br>
<br>
German-based spelling:<br style="">
<br style="">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">So 'n gräsigen dörst<br>
<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- leddige daag' vull vun tied<br>
un all ähr väälmaals leddig verrecken,<br>
so bitter-seer tœgsaam;<br>
bloodrode sünnenünnergäng un all den schiet,<br>
hitte noordwestwinnen un ieskolen rägen ...<br>
<br>
wieldes politsche räden jüm ähr achterstävens<br>
na 'n langtöögschen dood to achter sik her treckt, <br>
liek as 'n hund mit 'n toschannenslane graad,<br>
liek as leddiggahne, arbeitslose stünnen,<br>
de di 't blood ut 't hart vun't hœpen rutsuugt<br>
<br>
- düsse dag is anners as sien vörwäser,<br>
man bloots vunwägen de quantensnackeree -<br>
<br>
ik bün de Arbeitslosigkeit:<br>
keen halfwussenen düvel ut 'n middelöllernacht,<br>
keen steen-olen kommunisten-bumann<br>
hett us seelen jemaals so nastellt,<br>
mit </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">so 'n gräsigen dörst,<br>
so 'n düvelsch pläseer</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Dutch-based
spelling:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Zo 'n grezigen deurst<br>
<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- leddige daog' voel voen tied<br>
oen aal èèr vèèlmaols leddig verrekken,<br>
zo bitter-zeeir teugzaom;<br>
bloudroude zunnenunnergèng oen aal den schiet,<br>
hitte nourdwestwinnen oen ieskolen règen ...<br>
<br>
wieldes polietsche rèden jum èèr achterstèvens<br>
nao 'n laangtuigschen dood tou achter zik heer trekt, <br>
liek as 'n hoend mit 'n touschaanslaone graod,<br>
liek as leddig gaone, aarbaaitsloze stunnen,<br>
deei die 't bloud oet 't haart voen 't heupen roet zoegt<br>
<br>
- dusse dag is aanners as zien veurwèzer,<br>
maan blouts voen wègen deei kwaanten-snakkereei -<br>
<br>
ik bun deei Aarbaaitslozigkaait:<br>
keein haalfwoessenen duvel oet 'n middelöllernacht,<br>
keein steein-olen kommoenisten-boemaan<br>
het oes zeeilen jemaols zo naostèèld,<br>
mit </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">zo 'n grèzigen d</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">eu</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">rst,<br>
zo 'n duvelsch plèzeeir</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Algemeyne Schryvwys':<br style="">
<br style="">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">So 'n gresigen dörst<br>
<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">- leddige daag' vul vun tyd<br>
un al er veelmaals leddig verrekken,<br>
so bitter-seyr toegsaam;<br>
bloudroude sünnenünnergeng un al den schyt,<br>
hitte nourdwestwinden un ys-kolden regen ...<br>
<br>
wyl des polytsche reden jüm er achterstevens<br>
na 'n langtoygschen dood tou achter sik her trekt, <br>
lyk as 'n hund mit 'n tou schanden slane graad,<br>
lyk as leddig gane, arbaytslose stünden,<br>
dey dy 't bloud uut 't hart vun 't hoepen ruut suugt<br>
<br>
- düsse dag is anners as syn vörweser,<br>
man bloots vun wegen dey kwantensnakkerey -<br>
<br>
ik bün dey Arbeitslosigkeit:<br>
keyn halvwussenen duyvel uut 'n middelöldernacht,<br>
keyn steyn-olden kommunisten-buman<br>
het us seylen jemaals so na-steld,<br>
mit </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">so 'n gresigen dörst,<br>
so 'n duyvelsch pleseyr</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
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