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orleans

(37,223 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2014, 10:17 PM Jun 2014

hier steh ich
an den Marken
meiner Tage

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=1991&PIpi=77188

it's the headstone for marlene dietrich

when i look it up on google translate it doesn't make sense
"here i stand
in the marks
my days"

help?

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can someone translate this? [View all] orleans Jun 2014 OP

�Here I stand at the marks of my days." Scuba Jun 2014 #1

thank you. n/t orleans Jun 2014 #5

"Marken" can mean "labels" or "brands" The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #2

thank you. n/t orleans Jun 2014 #6

It's a line from this poem. rug Jun 2014 #3

thank you! n/t orleans Jun 2014 #7

"Here I stand at the milestone of my days" PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #4

thank you n/t orleans Jun 2014 #8