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Zählt man die Zeit im Jahr, Drin freudvoll war ein Herz, Sind's wen'ge Tage nur, Die andern trug es Schmerz. Zählt man die Zeit im Jahr, Drin blau der Himmel blieb, Sind's wen'ge Tage nur, Die andern waren trüb. Drum, da der Himmel selbst So oft in Tränen steht, Klag' nimmer, Menschenherz, Daß dir's nicht besser geht.
Confirmed with Kerners Werke, Zweiter Teil, Gedichte, ed. Raimund Pissin, Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlagshaus Bong & Co., 1914, page 147.
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If one counts the time in a year In which one's heart was full of joy, It would only be a few days, During the rest it bore pain. If one counts the time in a year In which the sky remained blue, It would only be a few days; The others were dreary. Thus, since the heavens themselves So often stand in tears, Do not lament, heart of man, That you are no better off.
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