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In order to get the form, you need to have the stamp. Welcome to German Bureaucracy :)

 

Zur Warnung



 

Ein Mensch, zu kriegen einen Stempel,

Begibt sich zum Beamten-Tempel

Und stellt sich, vorerst noch mit kalter

Geduld zum Volke an den Schalter.

Jedoch, wir wissen: Hoff- und Harren

Das machte manchen schon zum Narren.

Sankt Bürokratius, der Heilige,

Verachtet nichts so sehr wie Eilige.

Der Mensch, bald närrisch-ungeduldig

Vergisst die Ehrfurcht, die er schuldig,

Und, wähnend, dass er sich verteidigt,

Hat er Beamten schon beleidigt.

Er kriegt den Stempel erstens nicht,

Muss, zweitens, auf das Amtsgericht,

Muss trotz Entschuldigens und Bittens

Noch zehn Mark Strafe zahlen, drittens,

Muss viertens, diesmal ohne Zorn,

Sich nochmal anstelln, ganz von vorn,

Darf, fünftens, keine Spur von Hohn

Raushörn aus des Beamten Ton

Und darf sich auch nicht wundern, sechstens,

Wenn er kriegt Scherereien, nächstens.

Geduld hat also keinen Sinn,

Wenn sie uns abreißt, mittendrin.

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A Rough Translation

 

The warning

 

A person to get a stamp

Go to the official Temple

And is, for the time being still cold

Patience to the people at the counter.

However, we know: Hoff-and page

This made some already to fool.

Saint Bürokratius, the Holy,

Despised nothing so much like those in a hurry.

Man, soon foolish impatient

The AWE, forgets that he guilty,.

And, wähnend that he defends himself,.

Has he offended officials already.

He does not get the stamp first

Must, secondly, to the District Court,

Must in spite of Entschuldigens and asking

Pay penalty still ten mark, thirdly,

Fourthly, must this time without anger,

Is anstelln again from scratch,

May no trace of mockery, Fifthly,

Raushörn the official clay

And should also not be surprised, Sixthly,

If he gets trouble shortly.

Patience is so no point

When she rips off us, right in the middle.

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I thought about trying to translate the poem, but sadly the "snarkiness" is lost when it is translated :)

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