Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Der König in Thule, artist - Josephine Foster. Date of issue: 12.07.2018
Song language: Deutsch
Der König in Thule(original) |
| Es war ein König in Thule |
| Gar treu bis an sein Grab |
| Dem sterbend seine Buhle |
| Einen goldnen Becher gab |
| Es ging ihm nichts darüber |
| Er leert ihn jeden Schmaus; |
| Die Augen gingen ihm rüber |
| So oft er trank daraus |
| Und als er kam zu sterben |
| Zählt er seine Städt im Reich |
| Gönnt alles seinen Erben |
| Den Becher nicht zugleich |
| Er saß beim Königsmahle |
| Die Ritter um ihn her |
| Im hohem Vätersaale |
| Dort auf dem Schloß am Meer |
| Dort stand der alte Zecher |
| Trank letzte Lebensglut |
| Und warf den heil’gen Becher |
| Hinunter in die Flut |
| Er sah ihn stürzen, trinken |
| Und sinken in das Meer |
| Die Augen täten ihm sinken |
| Trank nie einen Tropfen mehr |
| (translation) |
| There was a king in Thule |
| Faithful to his grave |
| His lover dying |
| Gave a golden cup |
| He didn't care about that |
| He drains every feast; |
| His eyes rolled over |
| As often as he drank from it |
| And when he came to die |
| Does he count his cities in the kingdom |
| Grant everything to his heirs |
| Not the cup at the same time |
| He sat at the royal banquet |
| The knights around him |
| In the high father's hall |
| There at the castle by the sea |
| There stood the old reveler |
| Drank the last embers of life |
| And threw the holy cup |
| Down in the tide |
| He saw him fall, drinking |
| And sink into the sea |
| His eyes would droop |
| Never drank another drop |