My portrait in a rage did nature draw, And gave me only a s… - Matthias Claudius

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My portrait in a rage did nature draw,
And gave me only a sweet voice —"he-haw!"

Matthias Claudius

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Matthias Claudius (15 August 1740 – 21 January 1815) was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of Asmus.

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Pen Names: Asmus • Wandsbecker Bote

Alternative Names: Mattias Klaudius

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Original (German)

Ach die Natur schuf mich im Grimme, Sie gab mir nichts — als eine schöne Stimme!

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Old Winter is the man for me,—
Stout-hearted, sound, and steady.

Greif' nicht leicht in ein Wespennest,
Doch wenn du greifst, so stehe fest.

The Rhine—the Rhine—there grow the gay plantations!
O hallowed be the Rhine!
Upon his banks are brewed the rich potations
Of this consoling wine.

My portrait in a rage did nature draw, And gave me only a sweet voice —"he-haw!" - Matthias Claudius

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