Translation:Student’s song (Student little needs)

by Władysław Tarnowski

Student little needs:
        A book, feather, jug of water,
Trees' shadow, beautiful sky,
        Even on a bread – student is own master!
All classes in kindred knot
        Here interlock in friendship of schools –
Good first and last,
        They work like a swarms of bees
But in this work and toil
        Let who will find way once,
Then like a bee will prick of sting,
        Though also [it] stinging dies at the time –
And holy string of poetry
        Here trembles with life, happiness, tear –
Young heart boils not rended ^[1]
        Eternally living – o, moment of tears!
And as today in kindred test
        Joint hearts with together –
As just only will join in a grave,
        After this life – [they] will join the time!

1. „Serce […] niespięte” – ? – „not braced, not torn, not rended heart”.