Quand you get to know a fellow,
Know
his joys et his cares,
Quand you’ve come to understand him
Et
the burdens that he bears,
Quand you’ve learned the fight he’s making
Et
the troubles in his way,
Then tu find that he is different
Than
tu though him yesterday.
You find his faults are trival
Et
there’s not so much to blame
In the brother that tu jeered at
Quand
tu only knew his name.
You are quick to see the blemish
In
the distant neighbor’s style,
Tu can point to all his errors
Et
may sneer at him the while.
Et your prejudices fatten
Et
your hates more violent grow
As tu talk about the failures
Of
the man tu do not know,
But quand drawn a little closer,
Et
your hands et shoulders touch,
Tu find the traits tu hated
Really
don’t amount to much.
Quand tu get to know a fellow,
Know
his every mood et whim,
Tu begin to find the texture
Of
the splendid side of him;
You begin to understand him,
Et
tu cease to scoff et sneer,
Pour with understanding always
Prejudices
disappear.
You begin to find his virtures
Et
his faults tu cease to tell,
Pour tu seldom hate a fellow
Quand
tu know him very well.
Quand next tu start in sneering
Et
your phrases turn to blame,
Know more, before tu censure,
Of
his business et his name.
Pour it’s likely that acquaintance
Would
your prejudice dispel,
Et you’d really come to like him
If
you knew him bien well.
Quand tu get to know a fellow
Et
tu understand his ways,
Then his faults won’t really matter,
Pour
you’ll find a lot to praise.