The Songs of an Egyptian Peasant, Collected and Translated Into German

The Songs of an Egyptian Peasant, Collected and Translated Into German PDF Author: Heinrich Schaefer
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Pages : 182

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The Songs of an Egyptian Peasant, Collected and Translated Into German

The Songs of an Egyptian Peasant, Collected and Translated Into German PDF Author: Heinrich Schaefer
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The Songs of an Egyptian Peasant, Collected and Translated Into German

The Songs of an Egyptian Peasant, Collected and Translated Into German PDF Author: Frances Hart Breasted
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ISBN: 9781230161358
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Pages : 24

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...In reading this picturesque description of the reward of politeness, do not fail to remember that the person speaking is a poor, Egyptian peasant earning only his two and a half piastres a day. (About twelve cents). Sabah el-her, ya lamme! Sabbah el-ward 'ala-z-zen. Ya min sabbah, sadde deno, ivistara, we-la baas 'ale den, 5 wistara 'abd balfen, yistahil rukub el-hel. Good morning to you assembled here! The roses wished the glorious one good morning. He who wishes a good morning, wipes out his debts, And buys and has no debts, 5 And buys a black slave for two thousand, Who is worthy to ride upon horses. 2. "The glorious one" is the Prophet. With this greeting of the roses, compare No. 6, 1. 7 and No. 7, 1. 2. 5. That is, at an exceptionally high price. The coin is not indicated; 2000 is frequently used as a large, round number. 6. After the manner of a gentleman. To Vain Beauties. Why wish to touch up natural beauty by artificial means? El-en soda min Alia, ivil-kohl lahir le? ivil-hadd ahmar min Alia, iv il-hosn-Yilsif le? The eye is black from Allah, Wherefore then the eye-paint? And the cheek is red from Allah, Wherefore then Joseph's-beauty"? 2. Their black, shining eyes are the pride of the Egyptian women. Eye-paint (kohl) is the well-known, black, coloring matter, which is used to day, as in ancient Egypt, to blacken the edges of the eyelids. The peasant-women often disagreeably overdo it. 4. "Joseph's-beauty" is the name of a red cosmetic (compare Klunzinger p. 184). Joseph is often mentioned as 'an ideal of beauty. Mecca and Egypt. Banter on the desolate landscape of the holy place, compared with home, the beautiful, fruitful valley of the Nile. Ya ulad Mikke, is lidl wadihum? Wadine ahsan min wadihum, ...

The Songs Of An Egyptian Peasant, Collected And Translated Into German

The Songs Of An Egyptian Peasant, Collected And Translated Into German PDF Author: Frances Hart Breasted
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ISBN: 9781017840247
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