Crane, Stephen: There Was a Man With Tongue of Wood

There was a man with tongue of wood

Who essayed to sing,

And in truth it was lamentable.

But there was one who heard

The clip-clapper of this tongue of wood

And knew what the man

Wished to sing,

And with that the singer was content.

Volt egy fanyelvű ember,

aki énekelni próbált,

s bizony ez siralmasan sikerült.

De valaki, hallva,

hogy' kerepel a fanyelv,

megértette, amaz

mit akar énekelni,

és ennyi elég is volt a dalosnak.