Tuesday, September 2, 2008

aus Jost Ammans Ständebuch, III

I’m a ship’s captain on the sea.
This compass here will show to me
Where on the ocean we are bound;
But when we hear the thunder sound,
And winds are high, and waves are steep,
We’ll plunge the anchor in the deep.
So that the ship will stay secure
Until cruel Fortune smiles once more.

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