by
Johan Holm Hansen (1841 - 1920)
Ved Rokken
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Rundt, rundt, rundt!
I en Ring gaar det Hele omkring
mellem Vuggen og Graven med Sving.
Gaar det op, gaar det ned,
men jeg trøster mig med
jeg har vundet, naar haardest jeg stred.
Rundt, rundt, rundt!
Jeg forgaar, dersom stille jeg staar,
og mit Hjul i en Traad ikke gaar.
Heller briste af Slid
i den knapmaalte Tid
end at tæres af Rust og af Nid.
Rundt, rundt, rundt!
I en Ring gaar det Hele omkring
mellem Vuggen og Graven med Sving
gaar det ned eller op,
gaar det rundt som en Top,
til det brister saa siger det stop!
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- ENG English (Mark DeGarmeaux) , "At the spinning wheel", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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At the spinning wheel
Language: English after the Danish (Dansk)
Round, round, round!
In a circle the whole thing goes around
between cradle and grave with speed.
It goes up, it goes down,
but I comfort myself with the fact that
I have won, when hardest I tried.
Round, round, round!
I perish, if I stand still,
and my wheel does not go easily.
It would rather break from wear
in the impoverished time
than be consumed by rust and by envy.
Round, round, round!
In a circle the whole thing goes around
between cradle and grave with speed.
It goes up or down;
it goes around like a top,
until it breaks and then it says stop!
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1 Translator's note: "Nid" can mean envy, greed, hatred.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-06
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Word count: 108