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And Even the Butterfly
אױך דער שמעטערלינג װײס
Alter Esselin
אַלטער עסעלין
translated by Joseph Esselin
And even the butterfly--
Which is carefree
It seems to me--
Even he
Will tell you
That life is never easy.
Live an hour, or to eighty,
It's all mixup and suffering.
Easier by far is his last fluttering;
In that moment
Of reaching eternal content--
He seeks not even a grass pillow for his head
As a heavy raindrop strikes him dead.
