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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