Kochanowski, Jan On Health Zawadzki, Jarek Choromańska, Paulina Fundacja Nowoczesna Polska Renesans Liryka Wiersz Publikacja zrealizowana w ramach projektu Wolne Lektury (http://wolnelektury.pl). Materiał źródłowy pobrany ze strony http://archive.org/details/PolishPoetryInEnglish. http://wolnelektury.pl/katalog/lektura/kochanowski-on-health http://archive.org/details/PolishPoetryInEnglish Polish Poetry in English, tłum. Jarek Zawadzki [online], [dostęp: 04.03.2013]. Dostępny WWW: http://archive.org/details/PolishPoetryInEnglish. Creative Commons Uznanie Autorstwa - Na Tych Samych Warunkach 3.0.PL http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ xml text text 2013-03-05 enghttp://redakcja.wolnelektury.pl/media/dynamic/cover/image/2392.jpg Petenchel (HDR), Fernando Reyes Palencia@Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 http://redakcja.wolnelektury.pl/cover/image/2392 DCA 1DTP 3MD Jan Kochanowski On Health My good and noble health,/ Thou matter'st more then wealth./ None know'th thy worth until/ Thou fad'st, and we fall ill. And every man can see,/ In stark reality,/ And every man will say:/ «'Tis health I need today». No better thing we know,/ No dearer gem we owe,/ For all that we possess:/ Pearls, stones of great finesse,/ High offices and power/ --- One may enjoy this hour ---/ And so the gifts of youth,/ And beauty are, in truth,/ Good things, but only when/ Our health is with us then./ For when the body's weak,/ The world around is bleak./ O jewel dear, my home/ Awaiteth thee to come;/ With thee it shall not perish./ 'Tis all for thee to cherish.