The Little Prince

Der Kleine Prinz

Le Petit Prince

The litel prynce

England

Middle English – Mittelenglisch – Moyen anglais

Englissh speche

Title: The litel prynce
Publisher: Edition Tintenfass
Place: Neckarsteinach, Germany
Year: 2008
Translator: Walter Sauer
ISBN No.: 978-3-937467-49-8

Remarks: This beautiful book can be found directly at Verlag Tintenfass in Ger­many. Thank you, Walter, for this wonderful translation!

O litel prynce! After som tyme I knewe thy sorowful litel lyf. Longe whyle thyn oonly game was the ioye to seen the goyng down of the sonne. I knewe this newe litel thyng on the fourth day in the mornynge, whan thow seydest to me: Me list biholde the sonne go down.

Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken between the Norman invasion of 1066 and the mid-to-late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, began to become widespread. Further information can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_English.

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