Quote of the week
Habe nun, ach! Philosophie,
Juristerei und Medizin
Und leider auch Theologie
Durchaus studiert mit heißem Bemühn.
Da steh ich nun, ich armer Tor!
Und bin so klug als wie zuvor;
Heiße Magister, heiße Doktor gar . . .
das Bemühen effort, trouble, labor
die Juristerei law
der Tor fool (old, literary)
arm poor
da there, or here
durchaus thoroughly (elsewhere ‘absolutely, definitely’)
gar is a “flavoring particle;” here it expresses irony
heiß hot, fervent
klug clever
leider unfortunately
nun now
zuvor before
heißen to be called
stehen stand, stay
Contracted verb forms: ich is implied with habe, steh(e), bin, and heiße
Could da steh ich nun be a parody of Luther’s hier stehe ich?
(Photo von MGF-Gymnasiums Kulmbach hier)
Mark,
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–michael halcomb
Sehr schön Michael, vielen dank!
I just stumbled onto this post and this blog after searching for this string:
leider auch theologie
Such a fine sentiment! Thanks for posting Faust’s opening lines and a helpful glossary.
I’ve taken a stab at translating a different portion of Faust: Der Tragödie, Erster Teil:
http://money-law.blogspot.com/2008/02/fausts-midlife-crisis.html
Best wishes,
Jim Chen
Jim,
Thanks for stumbling along and joining us. It’s good to meet a literate lawyer (if that doesn’t betray a prejudice)! Maybe you will also appreciate the post “Wir sind gesetzlich.”
You have an interesting site; I enjoyed your translation.
Mark,
More on Faust, and this time I explicit linking this page:
http://money-law.blogspot.com/2008/03/faking-it.html
I plan on being a regular reader of Theologisches Deutsch.
Vielen Dank und alles Gute,
Jim
Herzliches Willkommen Dekan Chen!
FAUST.
Pay attention, now!
Philosophy, lawyers’ tricks and medicine,
And unfortunately also theology!
Thoroughly studied, with ardent effort.
There stand I now, I the poor fool,
Who is no smarter than before; …
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