_Will widd'r Biiwǝli[66] sei˛._ _Will be a Boy again._ ¶ 1. 1. .ǝs reeghǝrt heit, mr kann net It rains to-day, one cannot naus out, un s iss so 'loonsǝm' doo im haus; and t'is so 'lonesome' in the house; mr wees net wii mr fiilt. one knows not how one feels, ich will mool duu, als wæær ich klee˛ I will once do as were I small un uf d'r éwǝrscht schpeichǝr gee˛ and in the highest garret go-- dart hab ich uftmools kschpiilt. there have I ofttimes played. ¶ 2. 2. .ǝn biiwli bin ich widdǝr jets, An urchin am I now again, wu sin mei˛ _=krutsǝ=_ un mei˛ where are my corn-cobs and my klets? blocks? 'nau' wært n haus gebaut! 'now' will a house be built! ǝs schpiilt sich doch net guut one plays indeed not well alée˛-- alone-- ich bin joo doch kee˛ biiwli mee! I am in fact no urchin more! was kluppt mei, hærts so laut! my heart how loud it beats! ¶ 3. 3. Harrich! was 'n wunnǝrbaarǝ sach! And hark! how wonderful it is! d'r reeghǝ rapplt uf 'm dach the rain now rattles on the roof gaar nimmi wii ær hǝt! no more as it once did! ich hab 's als kæært mit leichtǝm I heard it once with buoyant hærts, heart, nau gepts m'r arik heemwee schmærts, but now it gives a home-sick smart, kennt heilǝ wan ich wǝt. I coúld weep if I would. ¶ 5. 5. Des schpiilǝ geet net, sǝl ich The play succeeds not, shall I fart? forth? was iss uf selli balkǝ dart? what is upon that timber there? 'nau' bin ich widdǝr buu! 'now' I'm a boy again! dart hen m'r keschtǝ ausgeschtreit, there did we spread the chestnuts out tsu dærrǝ uf dii Krischdaak tseit-- to have them dry for Christmas time-- deet 's gleichǝ widdǝr duu! would 'like' to do t again! ¶ 6. 6.