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“In the Souvenir Book of a Bookseller” by Sándor Petőfi 🇭🇺 (1 Jan 182331 Jul 1849)
Translated from the Hungarian by & Miklós Nádasdi
Life is a bliss but first of all
You must work hard for this goal.
Free of charge you won’t get it
You must struggle quite a bit.
Never lose sight of honesty
For anger or a modest fee.
Truly love your fellow men
Keep the bridge open for them.
Your dear homeland you should guard
In a pure spot of your heart
And sustain your love of god
Once my poems sold a lot.