PA German Dialect

Es Neinuhr Schtick
 

5-04-00

Ihr liewe Leit:

   Mer mache weider middem Kiebach seim Schtori vum Soldaat un seim Pack Kaarde:

   "Wann ich der Sexder sehn, gemaahnt's mich draa ass Gott Welt un Himmel un alles Schunnscht in sex Daage gemacht hot. Wann ich der Siwweder sehn, gemaahnt's mich an der siwwet Daag, wu Gott geruht hot, un der siwwet Daag solle mer heilich halde.

   "Nau wann ich der Achder sehn, gemaahnt's mich immer an die seeliche Leit wu Gott sellemols gschpaart hot wie Sindflut waar: der Noah, em Noah sei Fraa, sei drei Buwe un ihre Weiweer. Do iss der Neinder un der gemaahnt mich an die Leppers ass unser Haerr Christus widder gsund gemacht hot. Es waare neine vun ihne ass Ihn net bedankt hen.

   "Wann ich der Zehnder sehn, gemaahnt's mich an die zehe Gebodde ass Gott em Moses owwe uff em Barrig Sinai gewwe hot. Un wann ich der Keenich sehn, gemaahnt er mich an unser groosser Keenich im Himmel, der Allmechdiger Gott.

   "Wann ich die Keenichin sehn, gemaahnt's mich an die Keenichin vun Schieba wu der Solomon besucht hot. Sie waar schier so gscheit wie aer. Sie hot fuffzich Buwe un fuffzich Meed mit fer der Solomon gebrocht. Die Meed waare awwer aageduh wie die Buwe. Do hot der Keenich uscht Wasser bringe losse un hot ne all gsaat sie sedde ihre Hend wesche. Die Meed hen sich gewesche bis an die Elleboge, awwer die Buwe hen Yuscht ihre Hend gewesche. Un selle Weg hot er sie glei vunnanner gekennt."

   "Ee Kaart hoscht du awwer noch net ausgelegt," secht der Gschgweier.

   "Welli hawwich noch net ausgelegt?" froogt der Soldaat.

  "Ei, der Schinnerhannes," saagt der Gschgweir.

   "Ya, Gschgweier, ich will dir aa saage ferwas, wann du dich net verzannscht."

   "Nee, des duh ich net," saagt der Gschgweier, "wann ich en net selwer bin."

   "Der greescht Schinnerhannes ass ich kenn iss der Kunschtaawler ass mich dohaer gebrocht hot."

   "Well, nau," andwatt der Gschgweier, "ich weess net graad eb er der greescht Schinnerhannes iss, awwer ich weess ass er der greescht Narr iss."

   "Un nau, Gschgweier, will ich faddichmache. Wann ich die Dubbe zeehl, sinn's 365, graad so viel wie Daage im Yaahr. Wann ich dei Kaarde zeehl, sinn's 52, so viel Woche wie im Yaahr.

   "Ich finn 12 Bilder im Pack, un des sin 12 Munede im Yaahr. Do kannscht sehne ass mer ewwe aa en Pack Kaarde in der Karrich yuuse kann, wann mer ken Biewel hot - un wann mer weess wie!"

Macht's gut,
Der Alt Professer
 
Dear people:

   We are continuing with Kiebach's story about the soldier and his pack of cards:

   "When I see the six, it reminds me that God made the world and the heavens and everything else in six days. When I see the seven, I'm reminded of the seventh day when God rested, and that we should keep the seventh day holy.



   "Now when I see the eight, it reminds me always of the blessed people whom God saved at that time when there was flood: Noah, Noah's wife, his three sons and their wives. Here is the nine and it reminds me of the lepers that our Lord Christ made well again. Nine of them did not thank Him.
 


   "When I see the 10, I'm reminded of the 10 commandments that God gave Moses up on Mount Sinai. And when I see the king, he reminds me of our great King in heaven, the almighty God.
 


   "When I see the queen, it reminds me of the Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon. She was almost as smart as he was. She brought along 50 boys and 50 girls for Solomon. But the girls were dressed just like the boys. The King just had water brought and told them all to wash their hands. The girls washed themselves up to their elbows, but the boys washed only their hands. And in that way he immediately knew them apart."
 


  "One card you haven't laid out yet," says the squire.

  "Which one haven't I laid out yet?" asks the soldier.

  "Well, the jack," says the squire. (Schinnerhannes is also a term of disgrace and reproach.)

   "Yes, squire, and I also want to tell you why, if you don't get angry with me."

   "No, I won't do that," says the squire, "If I'm not him myself."


   "The greatest 'jack' that I know is the constable who brought me here."

   "Well, now," answers the squire, 'I don't know if he is the greatest jack, but I do know that he's the biggest fool."

   "And now, squire, I want to finish up. When I count the spots, there are 365, just as many days in the year. When I count the cards, there are 52, just as many as there are weeks in the year.

   "I find 12 pictures in the pack, and these are 12 months in the year. Here you can see that also a pack of cards can actually be used in church if one has no Bible - and if one knows how!"

Take care,
The Old Professor

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