O Tannenbaum: A new translation

[resonant]

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
Your song defies translation.
You're always green.
That's too concise.
Perhaps we ought
To sing it twice.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
Your song defies translation.

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
It just won't work in English.
I like you lots.
That has no grace.
Perhaps it's all
Too Lowercase.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
It just won't work in English.

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
I wish I were bilingual.
Perhaps the reason
Why you're sung
Is so I'll learn
A second tongue.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
I wish I were bilingual.

Yes, we bought our tree today, hence the doggerel. I've got a little three-footer that I plan to sneak into the kidlet's room in the night.

Another random observation: Humans may be the only animals who blush, but we're definitely not the only animals who whine. The cat is whining at me even as we speak. I think she senses that the laptop has my lap at just exactly the temperature she likes best.

Comments

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

The worrying bit is the way it;s the same tune as the Red Flag.