Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Mein Leipzig lob ich mir! Es ist ein klein Paris und bildet seine Leute
English translation:
Leipzig's the place for me
Added to glossary by
Natalie Wilcock (X)
Nov 23, 2005 08:59
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German term
Natalie Wilcock (X)
Mein Leipzig lob ich mir! Es ist ein klein Paris und bildet seine Leute
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Goethe's Faust
Mein Leipzig lob ich mir! Es ist ein klein Paris und bildet seine Leute
Can't find a decent or even 'official' translation of this exclamation by Goethe (in his Faust). Any takers?
Can't find a decent or even 'official' translation of this exclamation by Goethe (in his Faust). Any takers?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | Leipzig's the place for me |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 +1 | I praise my Leipzig! |
Christian
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| 3 | I praise my Leipzig! It is a |
Maria Nitsche (X)
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| 1 | My kind of town... |
Lancashireman
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Change log
Nov 23, 2005 09:57: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "Mein Leipzig... (see phrase below)" to "Mein Leipzig lob ich mir! Es ist ein klein Paris und bildet seine Leute"
Proposed translations
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15 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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31
German term (edited):
Mein Leipzig... (see phrase below)
Selected
Leipzig's the place for me
Leipzig's the place for me
'Tis quite a little Paris; people there
Acquire a certain easy finish'd air.
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.7/bookid.1772/sec....
'Tis quite a little Paris; people there
Acquire a certain easy finish'd air.
http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.7/bookid.1772/sec....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Cilian. Regards, Natalie"
11 mins
Lancashireman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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159
German term (edited):
Mein Leipzig... (see phrase below)
My kind of town...
Leipzig? You can’t beat it. Just like Paris. And such cultured people too!
http://www.waste.org/bauhaus/l/mykindoftown.html
http://www.waste.org/bauhaus/l/mykindoftown.html
Peer comment(s):
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Christian
: Hm... would Goethe really have said "You can't beat it"?
5 mins
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Dave Goethe from Dagenham
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Lori Dendy-Molz
: My Leipzig, I hail thee! It's a little Paris and cultivates its people!/ Er, that's supposed to be a joke, BTW, although it's accidentally quite close to a "real" entry below.
8 mins
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14 mins
German term (edited):
Mein Leipzig... (see phrase below)
I praise my Leipzig!
Mein Leipzig lob' ich mir! Es ist ein klein Paris und bildet seine Leute. (I praise my Leipzig! It is a small Paris and educates its people.) - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Faust
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipzig
11 mins
German term (edited):
Mein Leipzig... (see phrase below)
I praise my Leipzig! It is a
I praise my Leipzig! It is a (214 Google-treffer bis hier)
small Paris and educates its people.
(19 mal wird little verwendet)
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-11-23 09:14:22 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipsic
Das hier gefällt mir fast noch besser:
My Leipsic will I praise!
A little Paris, one that cultivates its people.
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/faust06.html
small Paris and educates its people.
(19 mal wird little verwendet)
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-11-23 09:14:22 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leipsic
Das hier gefällt mir fast noch besser:
My Leipsic will I praise!
A little Paris, one that cultivates its people.
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/faust06.html
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