oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2008-03 00013

[wierhake <wierhake(a)freenet.de>]

Hallo, der Spruch ist etwas verstümmelt und muß wohl so heißen:
Farken staken,  midden inne weeken,
hast Du Speck und wat to seggen.
Schwein schlachten, mitten in der Woche,
da hast Du Speck und was zu sagen.
Gruß W. Wierhake.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Werner Honkomp" <werner(a)honkomp.de>
To: <oldenburg-l(a)genealogy.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [OL] Childs Poem


> Hello Ronald,
> this is a a Low German poem - but I can't interpret.
> I asked also Low German experts, without success. I will ask somer others 
> again.
>
> What I can interpret is this:
>
> Faken staken midden in'ne weeken (Often sting in the middle of the week)
> Has Du Speck un wat to seggen    (Have you bacon and what you say?)
>
> But this make not sense.
>
> I let you know,
> Werner Honkomp
>
> > As a child, my Father used to sit me on his lap and recite  a little 
> > ditty
> > which ended when he tickled me.  Since I did not speak  German, I never
> > did
> > learn the correct words.  He learned it from his  Grandfather who came
> > from Oythe,
> > amt Vechta.
>
> > I remember some of the words phonetically, but they are  gibberish.  I
> > hope
> > someone has heard and remembers the ditty and can tell  me the entire
> > ditty.
>
> > The part I remeber sounded like:
>
> > Facun stacken miden in the vacun
> > Hast du speck und was du sagen.
> > Oink! Oink! Oink!
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Ronald J  Repking
> > Flossmoor, IL
>
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