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B. 064. The Ring

mersiowsky - 8-9-2015 at 09:42 PM

(By Jan Peter Jordan)
Translated by Ed Bernthal

The dove has white feet,
Flies into the field in the morning,
Flies to the window of the goldsmith:
‘Is the ring ready yet?’

“Oh, the ring has been done a long time,
But it is not paid for yet.”
‘How much should I pay for it?’
“You should give me a dollar.”

‘I am glad to give you a dollar,
Since it is for my sweetheart
For her hand, her little one,
On her finger, the white one.’


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