Sep 28, 2000 19:26
23 yrs ago
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German term
risa
Hier stehe, ich kann nicht anders
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
martin luther said it
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | Here I stand; I can do none other |
Tom Funke
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| 0 | lit: Here I am, I cannot act in any other way. |
Muhammad Riedinger
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Change log
Nov 4, 2005 14:30: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "\"Hier stehe, ich kann nicht anders.\"" to "Hier stehe, ich kann nicht anders" , "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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Here I stand; I can do none other
You might find a better translation, but hardly a better source:
Martin Luther King Day Quotes; Letter from Birmingham Jail (April 1963):|
(Quoting his namesake Martin Luther:)
"Here I stand; I can do none other so help me God."
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BTH you need one more ich in the German sentence, just before the comma. :)
HTH Tom,
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19 mins
Muhammad Riedinger
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lit: Here I am, I cannot act in any other way.
in the historical context of this saying, he meant, he had to follow the dictates of his conscience, viz. breaking away from the Catholic Church.
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