Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Laßt mich bei meinem Becher Wein.
English translation:
Leave me with my wine alone
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Elvira Schmid
May 26, 2011 07:11
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German term
Laßt mich bei meinem Becher Wein.
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Laßt mich bei meinem Becher Wein.
Gibt es das Zitat auch in Englisch?
Konnte auf Google leider nichts finden.
Danke
Gibt es das Zitat auch in Englisch?
Konnte auf Google leider nichts finden.
Danke
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | Leave me with my wine alone |
Gregory Flanders
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| 4 | Leave me to my cup of wine |
Lioba Multer
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References
| Leave me with my wine alone |
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Change log
May 26, 2011 08:20: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Term asked" from "Zitat von Goethe" to "Laßt mich bei meinem Becher Wein."
Proposed translations
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28 mins
Gregory Flanders
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
Quality Legal and Financial Translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English, Italian to English
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German term (edited):
Laßt mich bei meinem Becher Wein
Selected
Leave me with my wine alone
This comes from John Whaley's translation of Goethe's selected poems, Northwestern University Press, 1998
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Note added at 33 mins (2011-05-26 07:45:17 GMT)
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A bit more context (the full strophe in German):
Die stille Freude wollt ihr stören?
Laßt mich bei meinem Becher Wein;
Mit andern kann man sich belehren,
Begeistert wird man nur allein.
Whaley's translation:
Why now disturb my quiet elation?
Leave me with my wine alone
With others one gets education
But inspiration on one's own.
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Note added at 33 mins (2011-05-26 07:45:17 GMT)
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A bit more context (the full strophe in German):
Die stille Freude wollt ihr stören?
Laßt mich bei meinem Becher Wein;
Mit andern kann man sich belehren,
Begeistert wird man nur allein.
Whaley's translation:
Why now disturb my quiet elation?
Leave me with my wine alone
With others one gets education
But inspiration on one's own.
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Lioba Multer
United States
United States
Native in German
Specializes in field
United States
Translator, transcriber, proofreader
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
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Leave me to my cup of wine
Sounds like a verse of poetry and the above phrase preserves the rhythm.
Reference comments
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Reference:
Leave me with my wine alone
"Why now disturb my quiet elation?
Leave me with my wine alone.
With others one gets education
But inspiration on one's own."
Leave me with my wine alone.
With others one gets education
But inspiration on one's own."
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