Fun and earnestness

Den som kun
ta’r sp?g for sp?g
og alvor
kun alvorligt
han og hun
har faktisk fattet
begge dele d?rligt.

Taking fun
as simply fun
and earnestness
in earnest
shows how thoroughly
thou none
of the two
discernest.

Zwischen Scherz
und Ernst vermag
der nur scharf
zu scheiden
welcher gr?ndlich
missversteht
die Natur
der Beiden.

Qui prend le jeu
rien q’uen jeu,
le serieux
aut serieux,
a m?compris
un tout petit peu
le vrait esprit
de tous les deux.

– Piet Hein

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