Berliin

Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)



Snorlige Gader, Palai ved Palai,
Man bliver træt af at gaae og at see,
Pæne Soldater — den første jeg saae,
Følte jeg gjennem mit Hjerte gaae,
Og jeg brød ud: »hvilken Krop, hvilke Been!
Gud, hvor det dog er en nydelig een!«
»Unter den Linden« Alverden gik,
(Det er dog smukkest i Kobberstik):
Gaderne støve, og Ungdommen med,
Ak, det gjør Øinene stor Fortræd!
Ægte berliner Witz finder man her,
Og den er kostbar, tro mig, især
Hvis den med »Schnellposten« skulde herfra,
Blev den for dyr ved sin Tyngde, ak ja!
»R« bliver snurret, man siger »mein Jott«,
Ellers er Folket meget godt.
Byen — ja vendt paa kryds eller tvers,
Bliver for stor til at sætte i Vers.
 
      Moral
 
Mærk dig: Moralen er saare fiin,
Som man faaer ud af det Store Berlin!
 

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XAABCCBBDAEXEXDDAX CC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 760
Words 139
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 18, 2

Hans Christian Andersen

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