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A. 035. The Cousin of the Host

mersiowsky - 3-5-2014 at 03:00 PM

(From Wittichenau)
Translated by Ed Bernthal, Joel Meador and Weldon Mersiovsky

Mägdelein went for beer
Yes, went for beer,
Yes, went for the Roman wine.

She meets a horseman
Yes, a horseman
Yes, in the middle of the meadow.

‘Stop your haggling, rider man
Yes, rider man,
Yes, don’t let the wine be spilled.

“Ei, what is your beer to me?
Yes, the beer,
Yes, the Roman wine”.

“My cousin is the landlord
Yes, the landlord,
Yes, he will loan it to us”.

“He sells it to all the people
Yes, he sells it,
Yes, he gives it gratis to us”.

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