LL-L "Literature" 2004.07.13 (02) [E/German]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2004.07.13 (01) [D/E]

First of all - hello, Franz - I live not far from you and actually used to
work for a well-known software company in Mülheim (the one in the red brick
building next to the train station...) until two years ago.

Here's a Martinmas verse we used to sing as children in South Lower Saxony.
Please keep in mind that, as that area is largely Protestant, all these
songs refer to Martin Luther there (same day - his birthday), not St.
Martin.

"Matten Matten Abend,
de Äppel unn de Pären,
dat Himmelreich is uppgedaan,
da wollmer alle rinnegaan,
an düsen Matten Abend."

Viele Grüße ans liebliche Ufer der Ruhr,
Gabriele Kahn

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Literature

Here are a couple of Rhenish Martinmas songs:


Ripurarian Rhenish of Cologne (Köln):

DÄ HELLGE ZENTER MÄTES

   Dä hellge Zenter Mätes, dat wer ne jode Mann.
   Dä jev dä Kinder Kärzer un stoch se selver an.
   Butz, butz widder butz, dat wer ne jode Mann.

   Dä hellge Zenter Mätes, dä kütt och hück zo uns.
   Drom gommer met dä Fackele. Et freut sich kleen und groß
   Butz, butz widder butz, dat wer ne jode Mann

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Low Franconian of the Lower Rhine area (where?)

SÜNTE MARTINS VÖGGELKEN

  Sünte Martins Vöggelken,
   dat hadde sun rot Köggelken.
   Dat flogg all so hooge,
   öwwer denn Kerksturme,
   öwwer denn Rhin.
   Hei, Sünte Martin!

   Sünte Martin is et kold.
   Gewwt uns een Stücksten Holt,
   woar wij uns an wörmen
   Könnten met unse blanke Arme.
   Gewwt wat, hollt wat,
   gewwt denn armen Thomes wat.

   Thomes, Thomes, dicken Schleef,
   heww kin Vader un Moder neet leef.
   De Köije hebbt de Hürne.
   De Kerken hebbt de Türne.
   De Hüser hebbt 'ne Gewwel.
   Den Tutemann heww denn Kenewwe!

      Hier wohnt ein reicher Mann,
      der uns vieles geben kann.
      Vieles soll er geben!
      Lange soll er leben!
      Selig soll er sterben!
      Den Himmel soll er erben!

   Gott sall 't um lohnen
   met hunderdusen Kronen,
   met hunderdusen Röckskes an ...
   door kümp Sünte Martin an!

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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