Drüben hinterm Dorfe-Wilhelm Müller, Der Leiermann
Steht ein Leiermann,
Und mit starren Fingern
Dreht er, was er kann.
Barfuß auf dem Eise
Wankt er hin und her;
Und sein kleiner Teller
Bleibt ihm immer leer.
Keiner mag ihn hören,
Keiner sieht ihn an;
Und die Hunde knurren
Um den alten Mann.
[...]
There beyond the village
There is a hurdy-gurdy man,
And with stiff fingers
He cranks, playing what he can
Barefoot on the ice
He sways back and forth
And his little saucer
Is always empty
No one listens to him,
No one looks at him;
And the dogs snarl
At the old man
[...]
-English translation, ejm - with the help of Google Translate
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