Originally posted by NordlysMax Knight's translation:
Das Gebet
Die Rehlein beten zur Nacht,
hab acht!
Halb neun!
Halb zehn!
Halb elf!
Halb zwölf!
Zwölf!
Die Rehlein beten zur Nacht,
hab acht!
Sie falten die kleinen Zehlein,
die Rehlein.
-Christian Morgenstern
The Does' Prayer
The does, as the hour grows late,
med-it-ate;
med-it-nine;
med-i-ten;
med-eleven;
med-twelve;
mednight!
The does, as the hour grows late,
meditate.
They fold their little toesies,
the doesies.
Originally posted by Nordlys1 little monkey way going 2 the store
Max Knight's translation:
The Does' Prayer
The does, as the hour grows late,
med-it-ate;
med-it-nine;
med-i-ten;
med-eleven;
med-twelve;
mednight!
The does, as the hour grows late,
meditate.
They fold their little toesies,
the doesies.
When he saw a banana 3 he'd never seen be 4.
By 5 o'clock that evening, he was 6 with a stomachache
Because 7 green bananas was what that monkey 8.
By 9 o'clock that evening, that monkey was quite ill
So 10 he called the doctor who was 11 on the hill.
The doctor said, "You're almost dead!
Don't eat green bananas no more!"
The little monkey groaned and said,
"But that's what I 1 2 the 3 4!"
--Shel Silverstein