by
Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908)
Die Zeit
Language: German (Deutsch)
So ist nun mal die Zeit allhie,
Erst trägt sie dich, --Dann trägst du sie;
Und wann's vorüber, weißt du nie.
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- ENG English (Gary Bachlund) , "Time", written 2010, copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Time
Language: English  after the German (Deutsch)
So is it always that time will go,
First it carries you along, -- then you carry it along;
And when the game's up? You'll never know.
Rhymed paraphrase.
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), "Die Zeit"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website: 2011-12-29
Line count: 3
Word count: 26