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Das alles, auf Ehr'

English translation: All that, I swear, and more...

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German term or phrase:Das alles, auf Ehr'
English translation:All that, I swear, and more...
Entered by: Veronika McLaren

19:37 Sep 29, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
German term or phrase: Das alles, auf Ehr'
Text is talking about Felix Weingartner's 5th symphony. I suspect, though, that the phrase I'm looking for is actually "lifted" from a song in the operetta "The Gypsy Baron"(Der Zigeunerbaron, Joh. Strauss), because the text is full of "clever" references like this.

My sentence, explaining why he might have felt as if he were being pursued by the devil:
"Die unerschöpfliche Geschichte "Weingartner und die Jurisdiktion", die verdrängten Schuldgefühle einem Bruder gegenüber..., der Tod der Ehefrau Lucille und des Sohnes Alfred.. die Rastlosigkeit dessen, der, kaum hat man ihn mit Würden aufgenommen, schon wieder von dannen strebt - das alles, auf Ehr' ...
Heather Starastin
Canada
Local time: 03:27
All that, I swear, and more...
Explanation:
Sounds Shakespearian/poetic?
Selected response from:

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 03:27
Grading comment
Yes, I can use smth like this... thanks! :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2All that, I swear, and more...
Veronika McLaren
2And that's the truth
Dr. Fred Thomson


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
All that, I swear, and more...


Explanation:
Sounds Shakespearian/poetic?

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Yes, I can use smth like this... thanks! :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norbert Hermann
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Hermann!
agree  Armorel Young
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Armorel!
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
And that's the truth


Explanation:
I am anxious to hear from others

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-09-29 19:47:47 GMT)
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Or: and on my honor, that's the truth

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-09-30 02:08:15 GMT)
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Or" Upon my honor! which is the standard translation for Ehrenwort!
Ehrenwort Is just another way of saying auf Ehr'
Upon my honor in English means upon my honor, it is true.


Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: English
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