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About This Quote
This quote is from a Polish folk song. It translates as "I'm so glad to have a Polish friend. If the truth is against me, I'll tell you a story about a Polish man who walks around before being embarrassed and after being embarrassed." The original lyrics are: Kupię sobie nową przed szkodą, przed głupiem po szkodą. And, after that, I'll walk around with shame, and after shame, with pride. In the first line, the speaker says he is glad to have a friend who is a Pole. In the second line, the speaker says he will tell a story about a Pole who was a friend before he was embarrassed and a hero after embarrassment.
The third line says that the story is going to be about a Pole who walked around before being embarrassed and after being embarrassed. This makes it clear that embarrassment means walking around with shame and pride means walking around with pride.
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