od Darlya u Pet Okt 10, 2003 1:06 pm
Kano miš sam siv,
Poput kuće div,
Nos mi kao guja,
Zemlju ko oluja
Tresem dokle trupćem travom;
Drvo krcka, prolazim ja glavom.
Usred usta rogat
Idem Jugom nogat,
Ušesima mašem svojim.
Za godina sto ne brojim
Svud okolo trupkam, gegam,
A na zemlju nikad legam,
Ma ni kad se mre.
Ja olifant sam, bre,
Najveći od sviju njih,
Grdnih, starih, visokih.
Mene da si ikad sreo,
Nikad s uma ne bi smeo.
Nikada li nema toga,
Nisam zbiljski, misliš stoga;
Ali ja sam olifantom starim,
I nikako da lažem ne marim.
Grey as a mouse,
Big as a house,
Nose like a snake,
I make the earth shake,
As I tramp through the grass;
Trees crack as I pass.
With horns in my mouth
I walk in the South,
Flapping big ears.
Beyond count of years
I stump round and round,
Never lie on the ground,
Not even to die.
Oliphaunt am I,
Biggest of all,
Huge, old, and tall.
If ever you'd met me
You wouldn't forget me.
If you never do,
You won't think I'm true;
But old Oliphaunt am I,
And I never lie.