My Favorite Schiller Poem At The Moment

[bigvividworld]

Bacchus im Triller
Trille! Trille! blind und dumm,
Taub und dumm,
Trillt den saubern Kerl herum!
Manches Stük von altem Adel,
Vetter, hast du auf der Nadel.
Vetter, übel kommst du weg,
Manchen Kopf mit Dampf gefüllet,
Manchen hast du umgetrillet,
Manchen klugen Kopf berülpet,
Manchen Magen umgestilpet,
Umgewälzt in seinem

Comments

[starsimplode]

What about Engrish? I speak no German, I love Bacchus. Am I doomed?

[bigvividworld]

No worries. I'm working on a translation of this and every other poem by Schiller. I was also once working on a translation of euripides' bacchae... I should pull that out and sharpen my ancient greek claws on it. Hmmm, too many projects, not enough life span.

[amelia]

Have you started translating this yet?

[bigvividworld]

Started, yes. Finished, no. I wanted to finish it early in the translation portion of the project, but I've only completely finished 10-20 poems. Thought they are all scanned and many have literal and partial translations done.