Tuesday, February 03, 2015

A verse from Apollinaire's "Bestiaire" that I like, with an English language version by the great Edwin Morgan.

LE CHAT

Je souhaite dans ma maison:
Une femme ayant sa raison,
Un chat passant parmi les livres,
Des amis en toute saison
Sans lesquels je ne peux pas vivre.

THE CAT

Mine be the house where you would find:
A woman in her right mind,
A cat to walk among the books,
And friends about at any time –
I bear no fruit without these roots.

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