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B. 074. Riddle Questions

mersiowsky - 8-15-2015 at 09:46 AM

(From: Burk)
Translated by Ed Bernthal

‘Now tell me girl,
Now tell me girl,
What will be green in winter,
What will be green in winter?’

”Pine trees on the hill,
Pine trees on the hill,
Will be green in winter,
Will be green in winter.”

‘Now tell me girl,
Now tell me girl,
What Is lighter than a stone,
What is lighter than a stone?’

“A ring on the finger,
A ring on the finger,
Is lighter than a stone,
Is lighter than a stone.”

‘Now tell me girl,
Now tell me girl,
Where will our sleeping place be,
Where will our sleeping place be?’

“By the hazelnut tree in back of the garden,
By the hazelnut tree in the back of the garden,
There our sleeping place will be,
There our sleeping place will be.”

‘Now tell me girl,
Now tell me girl,
What will our blankets be,
What will our blankets be?’

“Hazelnut trees have lots of leaves,
Hazelnut trees have lots of leaves,
They will be our blankets,
They will be our blankets.”


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