Jabberwocky

<body bgcolor="#FFF0C0" background="sandstone.gif" text="#000000"> <h1><a name="english">Jabberwocky</a> </h1> <h4><a href="#english"><img border="0" width="26" height="13" src="fls-brit.gif" alt="[English]"></a> <a href="#french"><img border="0" width="26" height="13" src="fls-fran.gif" alt="[French]"></a> <a href="#german"><img border="0" width="26" height="13" src="fls-germ.gif" alt="[German]"></a> by Lewis Carroll</h4> <a name="1"></a> 'Twas <a name="brillig" href="j-gloss.html#brillig">brillig</a>, and the <a name="slithy" href="j-gloss.html#slithy">slithy</a> <a name="toves" href="j-gloss.html#toves">toves</a><br /> Did <a name="gyre" href="j-gloss.html#gyre">gyre</a> and <a name="gimble" href="j-gloss.html#gimble">gimble</a> in the <a name="wabe" href="j-gloss.html#wabe">wabe</a>:<br /> All <a name="mimsy" href="j-gloss.html#mimsy">mimsy</a> were the <a name="borogove" href="j-gloss.html#borogove">borogoves</a>,<br /> And the <a name="mome" href="j-gloss.html#mome">mome</a> <a name="rath" href="j-gloss.html#rath">raths</a> <a name="outgribe" href="j-gloss.html#outgribe">outgrabe</a>.<p> <a name="2"></a> “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!<br /> The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!<br /> Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun<br /> The <a name="frumious" href="j-gloss.html#frumious">frumious</a> Bandersnatch!”<p> <a name="3"></a> He took his vorpal sword in hand:<br /> Long time the manxome foe he sought--<br /> So rested he by the <a name="tumtum" href="j-gloss.html#tumtum">Tumtum</a> tree,<br /> And stood awhile in thought.<p> <a name="4"></a> And, as in <a name="uffish" href="j-gloss.html#uffish">uffish</a> thought he stood,<br /> The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,<br /> Came <a name="whiffling" href="j-gloss.html#whiffling">whiffling</a> through the tulgey wood,<br /> And <a name="burble" href="j-gloss.html#burble">burbled</a> as it came!<p> <a name="5"></a> One, two! One, two! And through and through<br /> The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!<br /> He left it dead, and with its head<br /> He went <a name="galumph" href="j-gloss.html#galumph">galumphing</a> back.<p> <a name="6"></a> “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?<br /> Come to my arms, my <a name="beamish" href="j-gloss.html#beamish">beamish</a> boy!<br /> O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”<br /> He chortled in his joy.<p> <a name="7"></a> ’Twas <a href="j-gloss.html#brillig">brillig</a>, and the <a href="j-gloss.html#slithy">slithy</a> <a href="j-gloss.html#toves">toves</a><br /> Did <a href="j-gloss.html#gyre">gyre</a> and <a href="j-gloss.html#gimble">gimble</a> in the <a href="j-gloss.html#wabe">wabe</a>:<br /> All <a href="j-gloss.html#mimsy">mimsy</a> were the <a href="j-gloss.html#borogove">borogoves</a>,<br /> And the <a href="j-gloss.html#mome">mome</a> <a href="j-gloss.html#rath">raths</a> <a href="j-gloss.html#outgribe">outgrabe</a>.<p> <hr /> <h1><a name="french">Le Jaseroque</a></h1> <h4><a href="#english"><img border="0" width="28" height="15" src="../les-mis/fls-brit.gif" alt="[English]"></a> <a href="#french"><img border="0" width="28" height="15" src="../les-mis/fls-fran.gif" alt="[French]"></a> <a href="#german"><img border="0" width="28" height="15" src="../les-mis/fls-germ.gif" alt="[German]"></a> Translated by Frank L. Warrin</h4> Il brilgue: les tôves lubricilleux<br /> Se gyrent en vrillant dans le guave,<br /> Enmîmés sont les gougebosqueux,<br /> Et le mômerade horsgrave.<p> Garde-toi du Jaseroque, mon fils!<br /> La gueule qui mord; la griffe qui prend!<br /> Garde-toi de l’oiseau Jube évite<br /> Le frumieux Band-à-prend.<p> Son glaive vorpal en main il va-<br /> T-à la recherche di fauve manscant;<br /> Puis arrivé à l’arbre Té-Té,<br /> Il y reste, réfléchissant.<p> Pendant qu’il pense, tout uffusé<br /> Le Jaseroque, à l’oeil flambant,<br /> Vient siblant par le bois tullegeais,<br /> Et burbule en venant.<p> Un deux, un deux, par le milieu,<br /> Le glaive vorpal fair pat-à-pan!<br /> La bête défaite, avec sa tête,<br /> Il rentre gallomphant.<p> As-tu tué le Jaseroque?<br /> Viens à mon coeur, fils rayonnais!<br /> O jour frabbejeais! Calleau! Callai!<br /> Il cortule dans sa joie.<p> Il brilgue: les tôves lubricilleux<br /> Se gyrent en vrillant dans le guave,<br /> Enmîmés sont les gougebosqueux,<br /> Et le mômerade horsgrave.<p> <font size="2">Source: <i>The Annotated Alice</i>, Introduction and Notes by Martin Gardner</font> <hr /> <h1><a name="german">Der Jammerwoch</a></h1> <h4><a href="#english"><img border="0" width="28" height="15" src="../les-mis/fls-brit.gif" alt="[English]"></a> <a href="#french"><img border="0" width="28" height="15" src="../les-mis/fls-fran.gif" alt="[French]"></a> <a href="#german"><img border="0" width="28" height="15" src="../les-mis/fls-germ.gif" alt="[German]"></a> Translated by Robert Scott</h4> Es brillig war. Die schlichte Toven<br /> Wirrten und wimmelten in Waben;<br /> Und aller-mümsige Burggoven<br /> Die mohmen Räth’ ausgraben.<p> Bewahre doch vor Jammerwoch!<br /> Die Zähne knirschen, Krallen kratzen!<br /> Bewahr’ vor Jubjub-Vogel, vor<br /> Frumiösen Banderschnätzchen!<p> Er griff sein vorpals Schwertchen zu,<br /> Er suchte lang das manchsam’ Ding;<br /> Dann, stehend unten Tumtum Baum,<br /> Er an-zu-denken-fing.<p> Als stand er tief in Andacht auf,<br /> Des Jammerwochen’s Augen-feuer<br /> Durch tulgen Wald mit wiffek kam<br /> Ein burbelnd ungeheuer!<p> Eins, zwei! Eins, zwei! Und durch und durch<br /> Sein vorpals Schwert zerschnifer-schnück,<br /> Da blieb es todt! Er, Kopf in Hand,<br /> Geläumfig zog zurück.<p> Und schlugst Du ja den Jammerwoch?<br /> Umarme mich, mien Böhm’ sches Kind!<br /> O Freuden-Tag! O Halloo-Schlag!<br /> Er chortelt froh-gesinnt.<p> Es brillig war. Die schlichte Toven<br /> Wirrten und wimmelten in Waben;<br /> Und aller-mümsige Burggoven<br /> Die mohmen Räth’ ausgraben.<p> <font size="2">Source: <i>The Annotated Alice</i>, Introduction and Notes by Martin Gardner</font> <hr /> <div class="footer"> <a href="./" target="_top" onmouseover="setFocus('lit-s','footMain')" onmouseout="clearFocus('lit-s','footMain')"><img name="footMain" id="footMain" src="lit-s.gif" alt="" border="0" width="16" height="16" />Main</a> <a href="favorites.html" onmouseover="setFocus('arrw-u','footUp')" onmouseout="clearFocus('arrw-u','footUp')"><img name="footUp" id="footUp" src="arrw-u.gif" alt="" border="0" width="16" height="16" />More Favorites</a> <a href="litguild/" target="_top"><img src="litguild-s.gif" alt="" border="0" width="16" height="16" />Literary Guild</a> <a href="nightmare.html" onmouseover="setFocus('arrw-l','footLeft')" onmouseout="clearFocus('arrw-l','footLeft')"><img name="footLeft" id="footLeft" src="arrw-l.gif" alt=" Previous " border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a> <a href="sammcgee.html" onmouseover="setFocus('arrw-r','footRight')" onmouseout="clearFocus('arrw-r','footRight')"><img name="footRight" id="footRight" src="arrw-r.gif" alt=" Next " border="0" width="16" height="16" /></a> </div> <hr /> <address>Last modified January 15, 1999 - <a href="mailto:kelson@pobox.com">kelson@pobox.com</a></address> <p></p> </body>