The Joker

[A translation of a song written in hindustani “ Haadson ke bavan patte…”]


Fifty two cards of incidence
A few hands you lose, a few hands you win
Those who do not understand this game suffer
The wise is truly “the joker”!

True, the table never changes
But if you play the cards in your hand well enough
Then the sun will rise within
For in the darkness dreams shatter

Those who do not understand this game suffer
The wise is truly “the joker”!

Fifty two cards of incidence
Fifty two seasons of life
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
A jack, a queen and a king

Thirteen cards in your hand
There are thirteen cards in my hand
So let’s play together
With these fifty two cards

Red and black
These wonderful pack of fifty two cards
They act in such colorful ways
The heart and the spade, the club and the diamond

Those who do not understand this game suffer
The wise is truly “the joker”!