I enjoy reading poetry when I am having a sentimental mood.
For this first AMD assignment, I decide to read a German love poem:
"Du bist mein, ich bin dein:
dessen sollst du gewiss sein.
Du bist verschlossen
in meinem Herzen.
Verloren ist das Schlüsselein:
du musst immer darin sein."
It is a Minnelied, whch is a lyric of a song written in the 12th Century. The word Minnelied derives from the word minne in Middle High German, which means love.
I attempted to translate the poem directly into English with the help of Google Translate:
"You are mine, I am yours:
You should be certain about it.
You are locked and sealed in my heart.
What is lost is the key of my heart:
you have to always be inside."
Phasing it finer:
"You are mine, and I am yours:
You can be certain that it is true.
My heart is where you are locked into.
Oh. The only key of my heart has already lost:
there is no longer a way out. You are now sealed inside forever."
It is simple but very lovely. I love it.
Hallo, Nic!
AntwortenLöschenDanke für Ihren Blog-Eintrag! Hier ist das Original in altem Deutsch:
Dû bist mîn, ich bin dîn:
des solt dû gewis sîn.
dû bist beslozzen
in mînem herzen.
verlorn ist das slüzzelîn:
dû muost immer drinne sîn!
Especially, ‘mîn' looks like ‘mine’ in English. Das ist ein gutes Beispiel, wie closely related Englisch und Deutsch sind.