"Where there is singing, sit down in peace; villains have no
songs."
Translations
Notes on the translations
These translations were produced with the assistance of
ChatGPT 5 (Pro).
ChatGPT suggested initial notes which I reviewed, edited, and
supplemented.
For readability, some of Seume's longer paragraphs have been
divided.
For structural clarity, I've introduced sectional headings
(for example, “Grimma to Dresden”), these do not
appear in the original text.
My notes are numbered (1),
(2), etc.
Notes by Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld from the 1839
edition of Spaziergang nach Syrakus are labelled
(SN1), (SN2), etc.
Because My Life was published without section breaks
or headings, I have supplied my own descriptive titles for
each webpage. These titles are editorial and do not appear in
the original text.
The Stroll to Syracuse in 1802 (Spaziergang nach Syrakus im Jahre
1802)