23 Rue Ballu, impatient for the start of June. Binomens vulgaris, But a rare Syringas. How fitting the rhyme is, With Monsieur Degas. -Submitted for the translation competition by Katharine Lovatt (St Andrews). (Highly commended and awarded second place by the judges.) Reply
23, Ballu Street. I express Come June to Mister Degas The pleasant fact that he rhymes With the bloom of the syringas. Submitted to the translation competition by Ferdinand Mowinckel Reply
23 Rue Ballu, impatient for the start of June.
Binomens vulgaris,
But a rare Syringas.
How fitting the rhyme is,
With Monsieur Degas.
-Submitted for the translation competition by Katharine Lovatt (St Andrews).
(Highly commended and awarded second place by the judges.)
23, Ballu Street.
I express
Come June to Mister Degas
The pleasant fact that he rhymes
With the bloom of the syringas.
Submitted to the translation competition by Ferdinand Mowinckel