HOW TO PRONOUNCE
lorelei
/ˈlɔɹɪˌlaɪ/
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What does lorelei mean?
noun
- A siren; a temptress.
proper noun
- A female given name from German.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɔɹɪˌlaɪ/
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“Und das hat mit ihrem singen Die Lorelei gethan.”
The boy who played the organ sang the ‘Lorelei’ like an angel, and played us a number of waltzes and other things on the piano, but he was too shy to talk; while the Caffres crowded round me, and chattered away merrily.