Do you feel the soul of a Don Juan from the banks of the Rhine? Do you play it “Sissi in the vineyard”? Or quite simply, have you had enough of stupidly whispering “my darling” and “my sweet”, like all these couples from inside France?
Why not try “Harzkafer” (beetle of my heart), “Bettflasch” (my hot water bottle, if your other half has hot feet) or “Bibele” (my hen)? Tired of calling your grandson “chick”? For a change, call it “Bluttarschel” (bare ass). Surprise them with a selection of Alsatian sweet words! Lammele, Mockele, Düdderle, Liewele, Scheefel, Kaferle, Schmüskatzel … There are so many that Simone Morgenthaler has made a book on the words of love! But finally, Simone!
This very colorful and fundamentally funny lexicon was published by ID edition and invites you to discover or remind you of the meaning of these sweet words from childhood that many Alsatians still say happily today. These words lie dormant in us as benevolent watchmen. It suffices to say them for them to come alive, they remind us of the strength and the beauty of our mother tongue of Alsace. This book by Simone Morgenthaler is illustrated by Lucille Uhlrich and can be found for € 12 at your favorite bookseller.
The book’s link on the publisher’s website.