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THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT.

THE Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
“O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!”

Hand in hand - on the edge of the sand...

The Owl looked up to the stars above, and sang to a small guitar

Pussy said to the Owl, “You elegant fowl!
How charmingly sweet you sing!
O let us be married! Too long we have tarried:
But what shall we do for a ring?”
They sailed away for a year and a day,
To the land where the Bong-tree grows,
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,
With a ring at the end of his nose.
His nose,
His nose,
With a ring at the end of his nose.

And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood, with a ring at the end of his nose.

“Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?” Said the Piggy, “I will.”
So they took it away, and were married next day
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon.

Om någon undrar vad mince, quince och runcible spoon betyder så är översättningen köttfärs, kvitten och salladssked. En konstig festmåltid eftersom kvitten är nog de suraste bär jag någonsin ätit. Om vad Bong-tree betyder har jag ingen aning. Men det verkar inte som någon annan har det heller av döma av följande bilder.

 

 Piggy bland Bong-trees - bilden från nätet

Kanske det här är ett Bong-tree - bilden från nätet

Illustration från nätet - To the land where the Bong-tree grows. Liknar ganska mycket en vanlig gran tycker jag