'O, Ich Armer Lothringer Bur' - Lorraine Patriotic Song

"O, Ich Armer Lothringer Bur" (Oh, I am a poor peasant from Lorraine) is a popular song from German-speaking Lorraine.

Note : Lorraine is a French region, in North-Eastern
France, next to Germany and Luxemburg.
Lorraine has been German during a long time
and in 1766, Lorraine became French for the
first time. Then, Alsace-Lorraine became
German again in 1871. Since 1919, Lorraine
(and Alsace) are French regions.

-- Lyrics --

O, ich armer Lothringer Bur,
Wie isch mir das Läwe sur!
Ich wäs nit enn unn wäs nit uss,
Am sammefelle isch min Huss.

Ich han drey Perd, 's isch kens nix wert,
Das än, das hängt so hin un her,
Das zwät hat nur drey Zän im Mull,
Das dritt isch blind un isch so full.

Ich han än Kuh, die han ich zum halb,
Dem Metzjer gehert ja schun das Kalb,
Ich han ken Stroh un a ken Hau,
Das Lab im Wald isch mini Strau.

Ich han e Wau, wu äni Läter hat
Ich han e Pluck, do fählt e Rad
Ich han e Eig mit nur drey Zän
Ün a ken Geld für zum Waner gehn

O, ich armer Lothringer Bur,
Wie isch mir das Läwe sur!

-- English Translation --

Oh, I am a poor peasant from Lorraine,
How hard my life is!
I don't know what to do anymore,
My house is falling apart.

I have three horses, all bad,
The first one swings while walking,
The second one has only three teeth left,
The third one is blind and lazy.

I have a cow that I only half own,
The calf already belongs to the butcher,
I have neither straw nor hay,
The leaves collected in the forest serve me as litter.

I have a cart that has only one side,
I have a plow that is missing a wheel,
I have a harrow with only three tines,
And no money to go to the wheelwright.

Oh, I am a poor peasant from Lorraine,
How hard my life is!

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