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--- In lojban@y..., John Cowan <jcowan@r...> wrote:
> A.W.T. wrote:
>=20
> > Should be "Es war Brillig" in German.
>=20
> In prose, to be sure; but the standard translation ("Der Jammerwoch")
> by Robert Scott (a friend of Dodgson's and co-author of the standard
> Liddell & Scott Greek-English dictionary) says "Es brillig war".  Here
> it is:
>=20
> Es brillig war. Die schlichten Toven
> wirrten und wimmelten im Waben;
> und aller-m=FCmsige Burggoven
> die mohmen R=E4th' ausgraben...

I visited the Jabberwocky site and there are versions in many languages (di=
=3D=0D
dn't see Chinese - and Lojban -, though). The=20
translations vary in quality, the Hungarian and Rumanian (2 versions) don't=
=3D=0D
 seem too bad.
I transcribed the Yiddish version to train my Hebrew script (hopefully with=
=3D=0D
out too many typos).  It's pretty good.

Der Yomervokh=20
Luy Karol (Louis Carol)
ibergezetst: Rafoyl Finkl (Raphael Finkel)

S'iz brilik geven. Di shlikhtinke toves=20
hobn gevirt un gevimlt in vobn.=20
Gants mimzish geven di borogoves;=20
mome-ret hot uysgegrobn.=20

- Dokh hit zikh farn Yomervokh!=20
Tseyn vos zey khapl; kreln-shpits!=20
farn yubyub fuygl hit zikh;=20
vaykht fun faruymdikn bandershnits!=20

Er nemt in hand vorplen shverd.=20
Dem sun' hot er lang gezukht.=20
Gerut arum an ets-tumtum,=20
fartrakht, hot es gedukht.=20

Bekh shteyt er in gedankn uyf,=20
der Yomervokh, mit fayer-uygn,=20
mit vifek kumt durkh tulgikn vald,=20
geburblt bekh gefluygn.=20

Eyns, tsvey! Eyns, tsvey! Mit vey, mit vey,=20
Der vorpler kling makht shnoker-shnik.=20
Er shekht im op, un mit seyn kop=20
gelompik geyt tsurik.=20

- Geteyt hostu dem Yomervokh?=20
Nem mikh arum, meyn beymish kind.=20
A yum-tubb gruys! Khalayn, khaluys,=20
Er tshortlt un er zingt.=20

S'iz brilik geven. Di shlikhtinke toves=20
hobn gevirt un gevimlt in vobn.=20
Gants mimzish geven di borogoves;=20
mome-ret hot uysgegrobn.

ko se zdile!

co'omi'e .aulun.