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Todt zum Bawren: |
Death to The Peasant You have had great daily work, early and late without cease. Your burden I will take from you. Give me basket, flail and sword. |
Der Bawr: |
The Peasant. Oh ugly Death, give me my hat. My work doesn't pain me anymore, the [work] that I have done every day. Why are you dragging me poor, old man? |
English translation from Beck, 1852 | |
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Death to the Peasant. | The Peasant's reply. |
You've had your day of toil and sweat, |
O Death. give me my hat again |
Translation from Hess, 1841 | |
Death to the Clown. | Answer of the Clown. |
Every day thou hadst labour great |
O terrible death my hat give me, |
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