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Thread #6884   Message #41830
Posted By: Wolfgang
15-Oct-98 - 03:09 PM
Thread Name: Two Old German Rhymes - INFO??
Subject: RE: Two Old German Rhymes - INFO??
Joe,

"sich in etwas schicken" = "sich in sein Schicksal fügen" = "put up with" or "accept one's fate". I doubt that this expression can be found in German after the first world war. That makes line 2 of the chorus to be the better fitting "don't be angry and accept your fate". The rest is fine.

Wolfgang