Prevod

‘Good day, Father Hollenthe.’ ‘Many thanks, Pif Paf Poltrie.’ ‘May I have your daughter’s hand?’ ‘Oh yes, if Mother Malcho (Milch-Cow), Brother Hohenstolz, Sister Käsetraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, then so it shall be.’

‘Where is Mother Malcho, then?’ ‘She is in the cowshed, milking the cow.’ ‘Good day, Mother Malcho.’ ‘Many thanks, Pif Paf Poltrie.’ ‘May I have your daughter’s hand?’ ‘Oh yes, if Father Hollenthe, Brother Hohenstolz, Sister Käsetraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, then so it shall be.’

‘Where is Brother Hohenstolz, then?’ ‘He is in the chamber, chopping wood.’ ‘Good day, Brother Hohenstolz.’ ‘Many thanks, Pif Paf Poltrie.’ ‘May I have your sister’s hand?’ ‘Oh yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Sister Käsetraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, then so it shall be.’

‘Where is Sister Käsetraut, then?’ ‘She is in the garden, cutting cabbages.’ ‘Good day, Sister Käsetraut.’ ‘Many thanks, Pif Paf Poltrie.’ ‘May I have your sister’s hand?’ ‘Oh yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Brother Hohenstolz, and fair Katrinelje are willing, then so it shall be.’

‘Where is fair Katrinelje, then?’ ‘She is in the chamber, counting her pennies.’ ‘Good day, fair Katrinelje.’ ‘Many thanks, Pif Paf Poltrie.’ ‘Will you be my sweetheart?’ ‘Oh yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Brother Hohenstolz, and Sister Käsetraut are willing, then so it shall be.’

‘Fair Katrinelje, what have you for a dowry?’ ‘Fourteen pennies in ready money, two and a half groschen in debts, half a pound of dried pears, a handful of prunes, a handful of roots, and odds and ends to boot:

isn’t that a fine dowry?’ ‘Pif Paf Poltrie, what trade do you follow? Are you a tailor?’ ‘Something much better.’ ‘A shoemaker?’ ‘Something much better.’ ‘A farmer?’ ‘Something much better.’ ‘A carpenter?’ ‘Something much better.’ ‘A blacksmith?’ ‘Something much better.’ ‘A miller?’ ‘Something much better.’ ‘A broom-maker, perhaps?’ ‘Yes, that is what I am. Isn’t that a fine trade?’