Friday, November 13, 2009

Seven songs to learn by tomorrow


picture from www.sengers.ch


I just received the songs we'll be singing at the lantern walk tomorrow night. God help me. They are all in Swyzerdütsch!

My neighbor was sweet enough to bring them over this morning along with some turnips to carve for the children's Laterne.
(And if she's reading this, "HALLO! DANKE VIELMAL.")

Luckily, a couple of the songs we are familiar with...in English... of course the English versions of these songs are different than the high German versions. And then I must add that the Swiss German versions are even more different, even so from the high German, including different notes. Is it too much to ask that they use the same notes?

We're going to spend the day working on it... in between writing and cleaning and cooking and blowing our noses...

Here's but one of the songs.
I think it says something about a turnip light... and when the wind blows the light out, you go home. But ask me how to pronounce these words, and my eyes go round and my mouth drops open.

Rääbeliechtli, Rääbeliechtli, wo gahsch hii?
I die tunkli Nacht, ohni Sterneschy.
Da mues mys Liechtli sy.

Rääbeliechtli, Rääbeliechtli, wo bisch gsii?
Dur d Straass duruuf un s Gässli ab.
Gäll, Liechtli, lösch nüd aab.

Rääbeliechtli, Rääbeliechtli, wänn gasch hei?
Wänn de Büswind blaast
und mer s Liechtli löscht,
dann gann i wider hei.

Seven songs. Many with multiple verses. I'm only freaking out a little bit.


The above turnip lantern is borrowed from the Swiss Räbechilbi site. For more turnips, go visit the site HERE. They are amazing!

If you know the author/copyright owner of the Rääbeliechtli song, please let me know so I can give them full credit. Thanks!

4 comments:

  1. would it be really cruel of me to say LOL! -?

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  2. Yes, but completely warranted. ;-) It's pretty ridiculous isn't it?

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  3. Anonymous10:43 PM

    I adore those carved turnips!

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  4. Goodness, what a challenge to pick up all those songs. I battle with one song in English! The carved turnips are so exquisite. I meant to carve one especially with our preschooler as we've been telling 'The Giant Turnip' and I thought it would be lovely to coincide with Martinmas. Never too late I guess to go ahead and still carve some up. Enjoy your lantern walk!! I am sure it will be very special.
    Best wishes

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