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German
Original lyrics
Schmetterling
Es war einmal ein buntes Ding,
ein sogenannter Schmetterling,
der war wie alle Falter,
recht sorglos für sein Alter.
Er nippte hier und nippte dort,
und war er satt, so flog er fort,
flog zu den Hyazinthen
und guckte nicht nach hinten.
Er dachte nämlich nicht daran,
dass was von hinten kommen kann.
So kam’s, dass dieser Schmetterling,
verwundert war, als man ihn fing.
Submitted by
Larissa Sindermann on 2020-04-12

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domuro

English
Translation#1#2
Butterfly
One day a coloured thing flew by,
It was a so-called butterfly.
Like any of its kind,
It flew with easy mind.
Just sipping this and sipping that,
It flew away when it was fed.
When it flew to a blooming tree,
Not watching backwards carefully,
Because it did not cross his mind
That something might come from behind,
It happened, that this butterfly
Was caught, and never found out why.
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This is a poetic translation - deviations from the meaning of the original are present (extra words, extra or omitted information, substituted concepts).
Submitted by
Drüsi Hörbar on 2020-06-07

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