by
Stefan Witwicki (1801 - 1847)
Odjazd
Language: Polish (Polski)
Available translation(s): ENG
Rży koniczek mój bułany,
Puśćie, czas już czas!
Matko, ojcze mój kochany,
Żegnam, żegnam was.
Cóżby życie warte było,
Gdybym gnuśnie zgasł?
Dosyć, dosyć się marzyło,
Teraz nie ten czas.
Zdala słyszę trąb hałasy,
Dobosz w bęben grzmi,
Rzucam, rzucam słodkie czasy,
Błogosławcie mi!
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Departure", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 44
Departure
Language: English  after the Polish (Polski)
My sorrel horse neighs,
Let’s go, it’s time!
Mother, father my dearest,
Farewell, I bid you farewell.
What was my life worth,
If I were to die an idle death?
Enough, quite enough I dreamed,
Now is not the time.
In the distance, I hear trumpet calls,
The roll of the drum thunders,
I leave, I leave behind the sweet times,
Bless me!
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-03
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