Wednesday, February 13, 2013

For a mathematician

Ziemię pomierzył i głębokie morze
Wie jako wstają i zachodzą zorze
Wiatrom rozumie, praktykuje komu
A tego nie wie, że ma kurwę w domu

My translation:

He's measured the seas all to its depth
He knows auroras rises and sets
Knows about winds, teaches and alone
He does not know that he has a whore at home

The original was written by Jan Kochanowski, about XVI century. The word "kurwa" (whore) is one of the most rude Polish words in contemporary Polish, previously it might be more neutral.

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