A to Z 2026: "Katherina say..." from Goethe's Faust (1790)
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Summary: The devil to sing a sexy song to help the guy whose soul he bought get laid.
Commentary: Another short one, let's just have the whole thing:
Kathrina say,
Why lingering stay
At dawn of day
Before your lover's door?
Maiden, beware,
Nor enter there,
Lest forth you fare,
A maiden never more.
Maiden take heed!
Reck well my rede!
Is't done, the deed?
Good night, you poor, poor thing!
The spoiler's lies, His arts despise,
Nor yield your prize,
Without the marriage ring!
(The previous line indicates that this is Mephistopheles singing while he plays guitar. I fucking love Faust.)
This is basically just the original Futurama finale.
"Reck well my rede!" is a fantastic line.
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