Translation - German-English - Zum Tanze, da geht ein MÃ¤del mit gÃ¼ldenem Band,...

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Zum Tanze, da geht ein MÃ¤del mit gÃ¼ldenem Band,...

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casper tavernello

Source language: German

Zum Tanze, da geht ein MÃ¤del mit gÃ¼ldenem Band,
Das schlingt sie dem Burschen ganz fest um die Hand.

Mein herzallerliebstes MÃ¤del, so laÃŸ mich doch los;
Ich lauf dir gewiÃŸlich auch so nicht davon.

Kaum lÃ¶set die schÃ¶ne Jungfer das gÃ¼ldene Band,
Da war in den Wald schon der Bursche gerannt.

Drum haltet die Burschen so fest wie es geht; sie
Nehmen sonst ReiÃŸaus eh' ihr euch's verseht

Title	A young Lady is going dancing...
Translation English Translated by Iserb	Target language: English A young Lady is going dancing with a golden ribbon She ties it firmly around the young manâ€™s hand My dear Milady, please set me free ; I certainly will not run away from you Hardly does she untie the golden ribbon When the young man runs into the forest Hold young men as firmly as can be; they Otherwise take to their heels in no time at all
Remarks about the translation	It's an old folk's song dating back from the XIXth century. Some words are nowadays archaic. I translated it regardless of any musical consideration and took for granted that it wasn't to be translated literally, but rather in a way that makes sense in English.

Last validated or edited by lilian canale

- 9 September 2009 11:15

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	Author	Message
		8 September 2009 15:13
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	Hi Iserb, Just a couple of minor corrections: Hardly unties she ---> Hardly does she untie Than the young man ---> When the young man
		8 September 2009 17:10
	Iserb Number of messages: 30	Well, I checked and "hardly...than" is correct : http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?theme=mag&docid=156118 I however replaced it as you asked me to. Best regards.
		8 September 2009 17:38
	lilian canale Number of messages: 14972	The most usual pairs are: no sooner --- than hardly --- when