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Sandburg, Carl: Boldogság (Happiness in Hungarian)

Portre of Sandburg, Carl

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Happiness (English)

I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life
to tell me what is happiness.
And I went to famous executives who boss the work
of thousands of men.
They all shook their heads and gave me a smile
as though I was trying to fool with them
And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out
along the Desplaines River
And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees
with their women and children and a keg of beer
and an accordion.



Uploaded byP. T.
Source of the quotationhttp://carl-sandburg.com

Boldogság (Hungarian)

Kérdeztem professzorokat, akik az élet értelméről papolnak, mondják meg nekem, mi is az a boldogság.
Faggattam nagyhatalmú fejeseket, akik ezer meg ezer melósnak dirigálnak.
Mind csak a fejüket rázták, és megmosolyogtak, mintha csak a bolondját járatnám velük.
Aztán egy vasárnap délután a Desplaines folyó mentén        bóklásztam épp,
És megláttam egy pereputty magyart az asszonyaikkal meg gyermekeikkel, egy hordó sörrel és egy harmonikával a fák alatt.



Uploaded byHamerli Nikolett
Source of the quotationH. N.

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