by Arthur Hugh Clough (1819 - 1861)

How pleasant it is to have money
Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
As I sat at the cafe, I said to myself, 
They may talk as they please about what they call pelf, 
They may sneer as they like about eating and drinking, 
But help it I cannot, I cannot help thinking 
How pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho! 
How pleasant it is to have money.

They may talk as they please about what they call pelf, 
And how one ought never to think of one's self,
how pleasures of thought surpass eating and drinking,
My pleasure of thought is the pleasure of thinking
How pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho! 
How pleasant it is to have money.

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  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Wie schön ist es, Geld zu haben", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 110