Kto ma szczęście, temu i wół cielę urodzi
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What it means
“He who has luck — even his ox will give birth to a calf.” Lucky people seem to benefit even from impossible or unexpected events. Fortune favours the fortunate.
English equivalent
The lucky man's rooster lays eggs.
Vocabulary
- szczęście — luck, happiness
- wół — ox, bull
- cielę — calf
- urodzić — to give birth to, to bear
Grammar note
'Temu' is the dative of 'ten', used here as the indirect object ('for him'). The humour lies in the biological impossibility — oxen are male.
Cultural context
A wry observation on how luck seems to compound itself for those who already have it.
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