by Daniel Stoppe (1697 - 1747)
Translation © by Poppy Holden

Glück
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Das Glück kömmt selten per Posta, zu Pferde
es geht zu Fusse, Schritt vor Schritt;
sein Eigensinn ist nicht zu zwingen;
man mag auch noch so sehr nach seiner Ankunft ringen;
es ändert darum nicht den langsam fortgesetzten tritt.

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  • ENG English (Poppy Holden) , "Luck", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "La fortuna", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 39

Luck
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch) 
 Luck rarely comes by post, with horse
 it goes on foot, step by step; 
 its stubborness is not to be forced; 
 one may even struggle for its arrival, 
 but it does not alter its slow continued step.

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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to English copyright © by Poppy Holden, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 5
Word count: 38