We Poor Schlawiner
Elegy of a Slavic Loan Word
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Slavic loan words in German can be counted on one hand. And when they are enunciated, they are not always titles of honour. While the Gentleman ostensibly hails from the West, Halunken (scoundrals) and Schabracken (hags) come to us from the East. Reason enough for a Slavic loan word which has remained anonymous to intone an elegy. Andrea Huterer chronicles its history.
(Osteuropa 5/2007, pp. 229–234)