Mayah Strofflah All (translated We All Struggle...)

The song below I could understand some of the words but not all;

I think the German words might be low German

but the song is good for a chuckle!

Quonset Bros. Mennonites Put the Oba in Manitoba

...and below, a few I do understand😆

John Schmid: Buhnesupp un Latwarickbrot

btw, I had Latwarickbrot for breakfast! (apple-buttered bread😅)

 

Gott Ist De Liebe

Ruben's James (an English song)

Schnitzelbank 

Hi Lee, Hi  Lo

my personal fav by John Schmid is the link below

Es Sin Zween Weg

Now a poem in my my 'mother-tongue/mudda tsoong...

Swabian German aka Pennsylvania Dutch

click Pennsylvania Dutch label below for previous posts in PD

(spelling by ear only😄)

Mayah strofflah oll mitt du Auld Shvatz 

Ach ya, ma fallah awl feel kotz 

Mayah hen awl schvacheit an shoolt 

Un felleitah all ebmulz getuldt 

Maya brouccha all de leiblich Gott 

Sis neemond es ken Gebrach hott 

Mahay sin all feil druvel-fulade 

Oony Gott, du letz vage gudrade 

Feelsht du fullusah un fudrade 

Saug mich, von husht doo lecht gubade? 

Bisht du uft gonz fulade un baung? 

Von husht du letcht gubade…un vee laung? 

Dee veld is uft net friendlich, nay 

So leibe un leibe un leibe noch mae 

Vile mayah strofflah oll mitt du auld Shvatz 

Un fallah uft un blenty kotz 

© Janet Martin 

(loosely, best as I could, translation) 

We all struggle with Old Black (aka devil) 

Oh yes, we all often fall short 

We all have weakness and blame/fault/guilt 

And all sometimes lose patience 

We all need loving God 

There is no one who has no need 

We are all trouble-burdened 

Without God, turned the wrong way 

Do you feel lonely and grumpy? 

Tell me, when have you last prayed? 

Are you often depressed and afraid? 

When have you last prayed…and for how long? 

This world is often not friendly, no 

So love and love and love some more 

Because we all struggle with Old Black 

And all fall often and plenty short

Janet Martin