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Thread #137251 Message #3144088
Posted By: Wilfried Schaum
28-Apr-11 - 11:45 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: German lully in 2nd Upstairs/Downstairs
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: German lully in 2nd Upstairs/Downstairs
Another stanza to the may-beetle song given by susanne(skw), definitely from the 30-years-war:
Bet, Kindlein, bet,
morgen kommt der Schwed,
morgen kommt der Ochenstern,
der wird das Kindlein lern.
Bet, Kindlein, bet.
Pray, little child, pray,
tomorrow the Swede wil come,
tomorrow will come Oxenstierna,
who will teach the cild to pray.
Pray, ...
The Swede: The Swedish army of King Gustaf Adolf.
Oxenstierna: His most famous general.