חמשירים של אלזה, מתוך היומן של ליזל

8.

In Holland, I once saw a mill,

It stood at the top of the hill,

                It turned round and round

                When the wind blew and ground (mahlte)   (לטחון)

But when it did not, it stood still.

9.

I knew an old butcher of Putton,

Who dined of potatoes and mutton,

                It got rather late,

                But he ate and ate,

Until he was forced to unbutton (sich aufzuknöpfehn) (להתיר את הכפתורים)

10.

Look, on the embarkment of Dover

Some oxen and cows with their drover (Treiber) (מוביל בקר)

                There was quite a battle,

Until all this cattle (Vieh)  (בקר)

Was put in a boat and shipped over.

11.

I looked at the window above,

But I couldn't by far see enough,

So I took out my pencil

And wrote to the damsel

A letter that told her my love.

12.

A fisherman sat at the Tyne,

And angled for fish with a line

But he couldn't catch any

Although there (were) many

At last he had nothing to dine.

13.

My grey headed granny of Wales

Could tell a great many fine tales

Of boys and of girls,

Of princes and earls (Ritter) (אביר, אציל)

And of ships that were lost in the gales (stürmen) (סערות)

14.

Whenever I dress or undress,

My groom puts in order my press,

He lays and he changes

And cleans and arranges,

And nevertheless – it's a mess (unordnung, misthaufen) (אי סדר, בלגן)