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{\normalfont\large Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach,}
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{\normalfont\large Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach,}
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{\normalfont\LARGE Eta kanto}
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{\normalfont\LARGE A little song}
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{\itshape tradukita de Manfredo Ratislavo}
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{\itshape tradukita de Frank Petersohn}
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Jen eta kanto! Diru vi,\\
pro kio amas tiun mi\\
kun mia kor-intimo?
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A little song,\\
How does it go?\\
How dear to me\\
It speaks, but lo,\\
Why is it so? Relate, do! 
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Enestas bela son’ en ĝi,\\
kantad’, ioma melodi’\\
kaj tuta hom-animo.
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Hark, it contains\\
A pleasant ring,\\
Comforting strains,\\
Some words to sing\\
And someones entire soul too. 
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{\itshape \small Traduko de la Germana
poemo ``Ein kleines Lied'' de {\scshape
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach}
($\ast$1830~--~$\dagger$1916) en Esperanton
de {\scshape Manfredo Ratislavo} (Manfred
Retzlaff, Stettiner Str. 16, D-59302 Oelde,
Germanio, $\ast$1938-11-04).

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MR-406-3 / Arg-46-92 (2003-10-21 22:26:02)

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Verkita de la poetino Mario de Ebnero-Eŝenbaĥo
(Marie von Ebner-Esc henbach, 1830 - 1916).
Esperantigis: Manfredo Ratislavo (Manfred
Retzlaff) en 2003-08-05 laŭ la origina
germanalingva teksto.}
&
{\itshape \small Traduko de la Germana
poemo ``Ein kleines Lied'' de {\scshape
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach}
($\ast$1830~--~$\dagger$1916) en la Anglan
de Frank Petersohn.

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Arg-46-1464 (2012-12-27 12:41:06)

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Tiu ĉi poem-angligo troviĝas en
\url{http://ingeb.org/Lieder/einklein.html}.}
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