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Touch of Dutch
Submitted by Larry Gradwohl
Unzufriddeheit unner de Mensche
Mer hen en gross un reiches Land,
Des brauch mer Leit kaum saage,
Sie hen schier alles in der Hand,
Doch duhn sie alsfatt klaage.
An Lewesmiddel fehlt’s uns net, Net oft an Schtrimp un Schuh, En yeder hot sei waarmes Bett, Un Gleeder aazuduh.
Mer hen aa Heiser, gross un glee, Un Offe uns zu waerme Darrich all die kalde Winders Schnee Un darrich die kalde Schtaerme.
Mer sott doch denke all de Leit, Umringt mit so viel Sache, Sie waere immer gsaettisfeit Un deede alsfatt lache.
Des iss doch awwer net der Fall, Mer heert’s yo alle Daage, Dass unser Friend un Nochber all Behaft sin mit dem Klaage.
Der Aarme heert mer dann un wann, Er klaagt er hett ken Geld, Un meent er waer der aarmschde Mann In all der grosse Welt.
Der Reiche guckt in’s Pock’t-buch nei
Mit Wasser in de Aage,
Un saagt’s Geld kummt net schtarrich genunk nei
Un fangt aa zu klaage.
Ee Mann saagt’s iss mir zu kalt, Un weil es kalt iss, schellt er, En annrer dem die Hitz net gfallt, Wunscht es waer noch viel kelder.
Im Summer wann die Hitz aageht, Dann duhn mer oftmols saage, „Oh! Wann es yuscht mol rege deedt Fer drei, vier ganze Daage.“
Un wann es noch zu lang aahalt, Un Sach fangt aa zu faule, Dann heert mer bald, dass Yung un Alt Gaar heftich driwwer-maule.
Un do iss gaar nix in der Welt, Iwwer was Leit so klaage, Als iwwer Rege, Eis un Kalt, Un waar‘m un heese Daage.
Sie klaage schier gaar alle Zeit, Mer sehnt sie net oft Lache; Un warre aa net gsaettisfeit, Bis sie mol Wedder mache.
Un wann’s so kummt in unsrer Zeit, Ich saag gewiss ken Lieg, Dann gebt es gaar erbaermlich Schtreit Un Fechterei un Grieg.
En Maedel klaagt sie hett ken Boh Un lang genunk gewaart hett, Sie waer zufridde mit dem Joh,
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Un wann er aa ken Baart hett.
En annere hot ihr Boh schunn lang, Doch klaagt sie aa un schelt, Er waer zu alt un sie iss bang, Er hett zu wennich Geld.
Die Buwe heert mer aa schunn klaage, Un des in eem Schtick fatt; Sie grummele Daag un Nacht un saage Die Arwett waer zu hatt.
Es hot en deel so yunge Leit, Die, wann ihr Paepp sie ge-ert, Dann warre sie net gsaettisfeit, Bis all die Arwett schtaerbt,
Un hen en Haufe Geld im Sack, Maetsch Geil un Waege un Schlidde, Gut Esse, Drinke un Duwack, Noh sin sie erscht zufridde.
Nau des iss letz, ihr gude Leit, Des Klaage iss nix wert; Es macht uns schlechder fer en Zeit – Meh Druwwel uff der Erd.
In Glick un Unglick – alle Sache Yuscht net geklaagt un gschtridde Seid munder, froehlich un dutt lache; Seid alsfatt gut zufiede.
Un wann es aa net besser geht In alles was ihr dutt, Ich eich doch gern versich’re deed, Dass es geht gewiss so gut. -David B. Brunner
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Dissatisfaction among people
We have a large, rich country,
One hardly needs to tell the people,
They have almost everything at hand,
Yet they always complain.
We are not short of food supplies, Not often for stockings and shoes, And everyone has a warm bed, And clothing to wear.
We also have homes, large and small, And oven to warm us Through all the cold winter’s snow And through the cold storms.
One would just think of all the people Surrounded with so many things, They would always be satisfied And would always laugh.
This is however just not the case, One certainly hears every day, That our friend and neighbor, all Are plagued with this complaining.
One hears the poor person now and then, He complains he has no money, And thinks he’s the poorest man In all of this great world.
The rich look in their pocketbook, With tears in their eyes, And says the money doesn’t come in fast enough And also begins to complain.
One man says it’s too cold for him And when it’s too cold, he rants and raves; Another, to him, the heat does not fall enough Wishes it would be colder still.
In summer, when it’s heating up, Then we’re often saying “Oh, if it would only rain steadily for three or four days.”
And yet when it continues too long, And things begin to rot, Then one soon hears, that young and old Rather strongly grumble over it.
And certainly nothing is here in this world Over which people complain so Than over rain, ice and cold And warm and hot days.
And if that comes in our time, I certainly will not tell a lie; Then it will certainly give miserable strife, And quarrels and wars.
A girl complains she has no beau, And waited long enough, She would be satisfied with this ‘Joe,’ And if he also didn’t have a beard.
Another girl already had her beau a long time, Yet she also complains and admonishes, He was too old and she was afraid He has too little money.
One already hears the boys complaining And this incessantly; They grumble day and night and say The work is too hard.
There are some young people, Who, if their dad bequeathed them, Then they would not be satisfied, Until all the work ceases,
And they have a heap of money in the pocket, Matched horses and wagons and sleds; Good eats, drinks, and tobacco –Then they would first be satisfied.
Now this is wrong, you good people, This complaining is worthless; It makes us more miserable for a time –Makes more trouble on this earth.
In good fortune and bad – all things Just not complained or quarreled about, Be cheerful, joyful and do laugh Always be well satisfied.
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And when it also does not go better In everything you do I would gladly assure you, That it will certainly go well.
[David B. Brunner in this ‘Critique on Chronic Complaining’ mentioned that this was already a rich country back in the 19th century and yet both the poor and the rich would complain. The poor person complained as though he was thee poorest one and the rich person – that he was not rich enough. Time has a way of changing life so perhaps the nature of these complaints should now be evaluated in the context of the original Serenity Prayer:
Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other.]
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