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As in English or Latin, German written abbreviations consist of a letter, letters or partial words shortened from a longer word or phrase, such as etc. for et cetera. Acronyms are a type of abbreviation pronounced as a single word, such as Laser .
To some English – and German – speakers, Reich in English strongly connotes Nazism and is sometimes used to suggest fascism or authoritarianism, e.g. "Herr Reichsminister" used as a title for a disliked politician. Ja – yes; Jawohl – a German term that connotes an emphatic yes – "Yes, indeed!" in English.
"Morgen!" ("Tomorrow!") is the last in a set of four songs composed in 1894 by the German composer Richard Strauss.It is designated Opus 27, Number 4.. The text of this Lied, the German love poem "Morgen!", was written by Strauss's contemporary, John Henry Mackay, who was of partly Scottish descent but brought up in Germany.
A Morgen (Mg) is a historical, but still occasionally used, German unit of area used in agriculture. [1] Officially, it is no longer in use, but rather the hectare. [1] While today it is approximately equivalent to the Prussian morgen, measuring 25 ares or 2,500 square meters, its area once ranged from 1,906 to 11,780 square meters, but usually between ¼ and ½ hectare. [1]
Schließe mir die Augen beide" is a poem by Theodor Storm from his 1851 collection Sommergeschichten und Lieder (Summer Stories and Songs). [1] Helene Nahowski (1910), by Arnold Schoenberg. It was twice set to music by Alban Berg. Berg composed his first setting in 1907, dedicating it to his future wife, Helene Nahowski .
Und jeder Atemzug für dich. Ein rosenfarbnes Frühlingswetter Umgab das liebliche Gesicht, Und Zärtlichkeit für mich — ihr Götter! Ich hofft' es, ich verdient' es nicht! Doch ach, schon mit der Morgensonne Verengt der Abschied mir das Herz: In deinen Küssen, welche Wonne! In deinem Auge, welcher Schmerz! Ich ging, du standst und sahst ...
- Jacob Grimm, Vorwort 1. Band, S. XXXIV , Leipzig 1854 More volumes and updates were planned, but in their lifetime the brothers could only fully complete portions: Wilhelm Grimm wrote the articles to the letter D and died in 1859; Jacob, who was able to fully complete the letters A, B, C and E, died in 1863 while working on the entry for ...
In 1964, Petula Clark recorded the English rendition Thank you, which was released as a single in the UK. "Danke für diesen guten Morgen" has been included in the hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch as EG 334. [1] "Danke" has been called the best-known German sacred song, according to Jörg Döring who analyzed its rhetoric. [1]