ON A WINDOW-PANE OF THE HOTEL SANS SOUCI, BADEN-BADEN.
Venez ici, sans souci. Vous
Partirez d’ici sans six sous.
THREE TRANSLATIONS WHICH FOLLOW.
You come to this city plumed with felicity,
You’ll flutter from this city plucked to mendicity.
With plenty of tin, purse-proud you come in.
You’ll go a sad ninkum from outgo of income!
Not a bit pensive, you come here expensive.
Soon you’ll go hence with a curse the expense.