The Owl and the Pussycat

H /Ql n H /pUsIkAt

by Edward Lear [1812 – 1888]

 

H /Ql n H /pUsI-kAt went t sI

in a bVtifal pI grIn bOt,

HE tUk sum hunI, n plentI v munI,

rApt up in a fFv pQnd nOt.

H /Ql lUkt up t H stRz abuv,

n sAN t a smYl gitR,

'O luvlI /pUsI! O /pUsI mF luv,

wot a bVtifal /pUsI V R,

V R,

V R!

wot a bVtifal /pUsI V R!'

 

/pUsI sed t H /Ql, 'V eligant fQl!

hQ cRmiNlI swIt V siN!

O let us bI mXId! tM lYN wI hAv tXId:

but wot SAl wI dM fP a riN?'

HE sEld awE, fP a jC n a dE,

t H lAnd wX H /bYN-trI grOz

n HX in a wUd a /pigI-wig stUd

wiT a riN At H end v hiz nOz,

hiz nOz,

hiz nOz,

wiT a riN At H end v hiz nOz.

 

'dC pig, R V wiliN t sel fR wun SiliN

jR riN?' sed H /pigI, 'E wil.'

sO HE tUk it awE, n wx mXId nekst dE

bF H /txkI hM livz on H hil.

HE dFnd on mins, n slFsaz v kwins,

wic HE Et wiT a runsibal* spMn;

n hAnd in hAnd, on H eJ v H sAnd,

HE dAnst bF H lFt v H mMn,

H mMn,

H mMn,

HE dAnst bF H lFt v H mMn.

 

 

pOit: /edwxd /lC   [Edward Lear]

tranzlitDaSan: /nIal /stVwDt   [Neil Stewart]

* runsibal spMn: a fPk kxvd lFk a spMn wiT TrI brYd prYNgz, won eJd.