I greet you, neighbor, comrade,
I greet you, hurdy-gurdy man, soldier,
Deliverer, farmer and beggar!
I greet you, blind fiddler!
I greet the dogs in the street
And the horse that pulls the breadwagon.
I am like you,— I too love
A woman, a child, a humble bit of profit—
Pressured, beat-up and yet still
Mad about this god-awful life.
Jan Greshoff (1888-1971) Netherlands
Translated by Cliff Crego
I greet you, hurdy-gurdy man, soldier,
Deliverer, farmer and beggar!
I greet you, blind fiddler!
I greet the dogs in the street
And the horse that pulls the breadwagon.
I am like you,— I too love
A woman, a child, a humble bit of profit—
Pressured, beat-up and yet still
Mad about this god-awful life.
Jan Greshoff (1888-1971) Netherlands
Translated by Cliff Crego
Source: P/P r2c
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