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Elfen Lied: The Song(AKA "Lilium")

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Poor little elfie!
  *Magical elven spell of death!*
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Spooky Ames

PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:41 am


Eduard Mörike is the german writer of the song, "Elfen Lied," which is german for "Elves Song." Here's the song in german, for those of you who can read it:

Bei Nacht im Dorf der Wächter rief: Elfe!
Ein ganz kleines Elfchen im Walde schlief
wohl um die Elfe!
Und meint, es rief ihm aus dem Tal
bei seinem Namen die Nachtigall,
oder Silpelit hätt' ihm gerufen.

Reibt sich der Elf' die Augen aus,
begibt sich vor sein Schneckenhaus
und ist als wie ein trunken Mann,
sein Schläflein war nicht voll getan,
und humpelt also tippe tapp
durch's Haselholz in's Tal hinab,
schlupft an der Mauer hin so dicht,
da sitzt der Glühwurm Licht an Licht.

»Was sind das helle Fensterlein?
Da drin wird eine Hochzeit sein:
die Kleinen sitzen bei'm Mahle,
und treiben's in dem Saale.
Da guck' ich wohl ein wenig 'nein!«

Pfui, stößt den Kopf an harten Stein!
Elfe, gelt, du hast genug?
Gukuk!


Now here's the English translation:

At night in the village the watchman cried "Eleven!"
A very small elf was asleep in the wood -
just at eleven! -
And he thinks that the nightingale
must have called him by name from the valley,
or Silpelit might have sent for him.

So the elf rubs his eyes,
comes out of his snail-shell house,
and is like a drunken man,
his nap was not finished;
and he hobbles down, tip tap,
through the hazel wood into the valley,
slips right up to the wall;
there sits the glow-worm, light on light.

"What are those bright windows?
There must be a wedding inside;
the little people are sitting at the feast,
and dancing about in the ballroom.
So I'll just take a peep in!"

Shame! he hits his head on hard stone!
Well, elf, had enough, have you?
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!


I thought you guys might enjoy seeing these, so yeah.
PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:26 pm


woo, Sound nice. Can u find this song somewhere ? 3nodding

Eva The Death God


Spooky Ames

PostPosted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:41 am


Eva The Death God
woo, Sound nice. Can u find this song somewhere ? 3nodding
I'll try, but I don't think I'll be able to.
PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:34 pm


is it the song in my profile?

Yorimi

Lonely Smoker


Dark_of_Niwa
Crew

PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:18 pm


Yes, it is.
It is called Lilium, which is Latin for "Lily".
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