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| author [first name] | title | language | publication | id code | last modification | view |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Morgenstern | * Der Werwolf | German | Arg-1652-825 | 2013-02-11 18:44 Manfred | only this add | |
| Hans Eiseneck | El Hechicero | hispana | Arg-1656-825 | 2013-02-13 18:46 Manfred | only this add | |
| Bertilo Wennergren | La lupfantomo | Esperanto | Arg-1653-825 | 2013-02-14 23:29 Manfred | only this add | |
| R. Platteau | Le loup-garou | French | Arg-1655-825 | 2013-02-13 21:56 Manfred | only this add | |
| Max Knight | The Banshee (An Approach) | English | Arg-1660-825 | 2013-02-13 22:36 Manfred | only this add | |
| Alexander Gross | The Werewolf | English | Arg-1657-825 | 2013-02-13 18:39 Manfred | only this remove | |
| Sven Collberg | Varulven | Swedish | Arg-1654-825 | 2013-02-13 17:00 Manfred | only this add |
Christian Morgenstern, |
| translated by Alexander Gross |
| A Werewolf, troubled by his name, |
| Left wife and brood one night and came |
| To a hidden graveyard to enlist |
| The aid of a long-dead philologist. |
| “Oh sage, wake up, please don’t berate me,” |
| He howled sadly, “Just conjugate me.” |
| The seer arose a bit unsteady |
| Yawned twice, wheezed once, and then was ready. |
| “Well, ‘Werewolf’ is your plural past, |
| While ‘Waswolf’ is singularly cast: |
| There’s ‘Amwolf’ too, the present tense, |
| And ‘Iswolf,’ ‘Arewolf’ in this same sense.” |
| “I know that--I’m no mental cripple-- |
| The future form and participle |
| Are what I crave,” the beast replied. |
| The scholar paused--again he tried: |
| “A ‘Will-be-wolf?’ It’s just too long: |
| ‘Shall-be-wolf?’ ‘Has-been-wolf?’ Utterly wrong! |
| Such words are wounds beyond all suture-- |
| I’m sorry, but you have no future.” |
| The Werewolf knew better--his sons still slept |
| At home, and homewards now he crept, |
| Happy, humble, without apology |
| For such folly of philology. |
| Translation of the German poem "Der Werwolf" by Christian Morgenstern (Kristiano Matenstelo, *1871-05-06 - †1914-03-31) into English by Alexander Gross. Tiu ĉi angligo troviĝas en http://bertilow.com/literaturo/lupfantomo.html. |