The Rhenish Basic Law
As the Rheinische Basic Law (Et Rhine Jrundjesetz) , also et kölsche (= Cologne) Jrundjesetz , a compilation is eleven vernacular idioms from the Rhineland referred to Beikircher in his book Et kütt as kütt et - The Rheinische Basic Law published in the 2,001th The original authors and the time of origin of this wisdom are not known.
Et Rheinisch Jrundjesetz
The articles read:
Article 1: Et it like et it.
(“It is what it is.”)
Face the facts, you can't change anything anyway.
Article 2: Et kütt like et kütt.
("It comes as it comes.")
Submit to the inevitable; you can't change the way things are going anyway.
Article 3: I would still have joot ever.
(“It has always gone well so far.”)
What went well yesterday will also work tomorrow.
Also depending on the situation: We know it's botch , but it will be fine.
Article 4: Wat fott it, it fott.
(“What is gone is gone.”)
Do not complain about things and do not mourn long forgotten things.
Article 5: Et bliev nothing like et wor.
(“Nothing stays as it was.”)
Be open to innovations.
Article 6: Know mer nit, bruche mer nit, fott domet.
(“We don't know, we don't need to go with it.”)
Be critical when innovations get out of hand.
Article 7: Wat wells de maache?
("What do you want to do?")
Surrender to your fate.
Article 8: Maach et joot, ävver nit zo off.
(“Do it well, but not too often.”)
Quality over quantity.
Article 9: What should the kwatsch / kew?
("What is the point of the pointless talk?")
Always ask the universal question.
Article 10: Drinks de ejne met?
(“Will you have a drink with me?”) Follow
the commandment of hospitality.
Article 11: Do laachs de disch kapott.
("
That makes you laugh yourselves up.") Keep a healthy attitude towards humor.
additions
Some authors mention additional additions:
Mät nothing. (Never mind.)
Be tolerant!
Every jeck is different. (Every fool is different.)
Take those around you as they are.
Also expanded: Every jeck is different, every jeck is different, and jet jeck are all for me. (Every fool is different, everyone is different foolish, and we are all a bit foolish.)
Hammer always esu jemaat. (We have always done it that way.)
Stick to the tried and tested.
Coast hück nit, coast morje. (If you don't come today, you'll come the next day.)
Don't rush.
Stay like de bes! (Stay the way you are.)
Don't let yourself be bent.
The main thing, et Hätz it jot! (The main thing is that the heart is good.)
It depends on the inner values.
Or: It is important to have a good cardiologist .
Individual evidence
- ^ Konrad Beikircher : Et kütt wie et kütt - The Rhenish Basic Law 2001
- ↑ Stephan Meyer: kleine kölscher kosmos , LUND Verlagsgesellschaft, 2008, ISBN 978-3938486016 , p. 65 ( Google Books )
- ↑ a b Et kölsche Jrundjesetz. koelsch-woerterbuch.de
- ↑ Guido Steimel: The Cologne Basic Law - Jecker companion through time and history (s). 2014 ( Google Books )
- ↑ Dat Kölsche Grundjesetz. shiva-colonia.de
- ^ Willi Ostermann Society Cologne 1957 eV: Festschrift 2013 , p. 105.