déi Wëll lafen am Bësch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Literally "the wild ones run in the forest".

Note

This is a pun. A nagging child will often repeat "ech wëll! ech wëll!" (literally "I want! I want!"), which can be willingly misinterpreted as "ech Wëll! ech Wëll!" (literally "I wild! I wild!"). This is meant to make the child cease asking for whatever they were begging for.

Phrase

déi Wëll lafen am Bësch

1. said to a nagging child