We have been in Lorelei country in fact, within a few hundred - metres of the "mermaid/siren" herself, the little minx. Actually she's a great rocky outcrop on the bank of the river Rhine. She is so famous that they built a statue , it is in the middle of the river. Our friends Chris and Rosie and Don learnt the poem, "Die Lorelei " when they studied German at school and I learnt the song in English when I was at school. Here's the version I learnt.
"I know not why but my gladness has utterly passed away
And my spirit is filled with sadness
With the lilt of on old-time lae.
The air is dewy and darkly
And calmly floweth the Rhine.
The crest of the hill is sparkling
In the glow of the evening sunshine."
Now hands up whoever is not singing.
Did anyone else learn this?
Go ahead and comment.
check out these grapes
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| Views down the Rhine valley |
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| Our place in St Goar, viewed from the opposite |
check out these grapes
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