Peter

Hoelderlin

Angol fordítás

Album:

Hölderlins Traum (1972)

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Német

Fordítás

Angol

Peter

Peter hatt' den Mief vom Fernseh'n satt

Und ließ auch das Rasieren.

Peter zog es in die Stadt,

Er wollte demonstrieren.

So schritt er durch die Straßen,

Mutig und engagiert,

Denn er wollt' es ihnen zeigen,

Weil sie immer schweigen.

Und als er all die Menschen sah

Und hört, wie laut es schallt,

Geht ihm das alles sehr, sehr nah,

Doch plötzlich war's ihm kalt.

Als er die roten Fahnen sah

Und viele Barrikaden,

Ging ihm das alles viel zu nah,

Er dacht' an Sonntagsbraten.

Peter

Peter was fed up with television

and he gave up shaving

Peter was drawn to the city

he wanted to demonstrate

So he walked through the streets

courageous and committed

because he wanted to make a stand

because they are always silent

And when he saw all the people

and hears how loud it sounds

It affected him deeply

but suddenly he was cold

When he saw the red flags

and many barricades

It affected him too much

He was thinking about his Sunday dinner

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marcos.sullivan

submitted on 22 jún 2018 - 19:01

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Coopysnoopy E

24 jún 2018, 21:46

"Peter hatte nie von Fernsehen satt" and "Er darf den Sonntagsbraten" cannot be right.
I guess she sings "Peter hatt' den Mief vom Fernseh'n satt".
It sounds like "Er darf dann Sonntags braten" but this also does not make sense.
Please review your translation.

marcos.sullivan A

25 jún 2018, 09:00

Thanks, I have updated my translation. Maybe the last line is some kind of expression. I agree it does not make much sense.

Coopysnoopy E

25 jún 2018, 16:16

;)

cbtz

10 feb 2023, 23:47

With respect to the last sentence. There is a German expression "Den Braten riechen". This basically means that someone
senses the real intent of something going on, a hidden agenda. In the context of this song, it would need to be: "Er roch den Sonntagsbraten".
But this is not how it sounds, I agree. However, this interpretation would fit the former lyrics of this song. Peter is protesting in the streets. He wants to express his opinion. But when he sees the red flags and barricades and understands, he does not feel well anymore.
Now the question is, what is he protesting against? I am not sure whether there is a historical context (1972), to which this song is referring.
I would associate the red flags and barricades with some left-wing protests. Peter wants to protest, but he does not like this turning violent and he understands that there might be a hidden agenda (Er roch den Sonntagsbraten)
That is just my guess.