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I just purchased this picture and since I cannot read German I need a translator. The paper showing the text came with the pic and shows what's written on the back ... anyone care to give it a shot. Tks Dennis
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Try Google translate, not the best, but will give you the gist of the matter: http://translate.google.com/Good Luck! Greg
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Bing translate and babelfish will work, too..
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It would take me 2 hrs to type that into a google translator. I think I'll wait for someone who speaks German or not worry about it .... tks anyway gjw. Dennis
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Dennis,
can you scan the original text from the back of the card? It probably is in old german script.
It looks like someone has tried to copy the text into modern script - but it is rather bad german.
I can probably (if it's legible) make sense of it.
rgds
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This is what I put into a free online translater:
Das ist den onkel, unser gutter vater mit sein jagt herrn schmidtker. Da hater den (Letzen) Hirsch Erlegt im jahre 1915. Du Kanst dir ihn ein Bischen Vorstellen. Jetzt ist er ganz zusammen gebrochen. Was gram um mich und den liebsten. Das ewig ruht wie oft er doch gekommen wie ich so schwehr kranklag das ich nicht sterben solte. Den hatt er doch Keine mehr.
This is what I got out:
This is the uncle, our good Father be with Mr schmidtker hunts. Since provideshim with a the (last) deer shot in 1915. You may imagine you him a little bit. It is broken. What hated me and the loved ones. The eternally rests how often
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Gunter, here's the back of the pic original text. Mike, thank You, Dennis
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Dennis,
an elegy for a husband and father/uncle, written by someone who was not very good at writing and spelling, probably a farm labourer. ambiguous in places , but this is what I make of it:
Das ist Dein Onkel unser lieber Vater mit sein(em) Jagdherrn Schmidtker. Da hat er den letzten Hirsch erlegt im Jahre 1915. Da kannst Du ihn Dir noch ein bisschen vorstellen, jetzt ist er ganz zusammengebrochen. Was Gram um mich und den Liebsten (der ewig ruft)! Wie oft ist er doch gekommen wie ich so schwerkrank lag, dass ich nicht sterben sollte, dann hat er doch keinen mehr.
This is your uncle, our good father together with the hunt-master Schmidtker as he shot his last stag in the year 1915 Here you can still recognize him; now he is taken by his illness and completely collapsed. What grief for me and the dearest.... (who eternally calls...) ! How often did he come when I was gravely ill in bed; pleading I should not die: if you go then I have no one left.....
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Thanks Gunter, I appreciate the help. I would feel a bit better if the pictures writer told us a happier ending. Dennis
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It's nice to know we have a member here who can read Sutterlin. I'm somewhat surprised this stag hasn't been at least field dressed since it appears it was transported to this spot for pictures. Jim
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