| T.S. Eliot -The Rum Tum Tugger- |
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 |
The Rum Tum Tugger
Thomas Stearns Eliot (Gran Bretaña, 1888-1965)
The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat:
If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse.
If you put him in a house he would much prefer a flat,
If you put him in a flat then he'd rather have a house.
If you set him on a mouse then he only wants a rat,
If you set him on a rat then he'd rather chase a mouse.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any call for me to shout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!
The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore:
When you let him in, then he wants to be out;
He's always on the wrong side of every door,
And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about.
He likes to lie in the bureau drawer,
But he makes such a fuss if he can't get out.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any use for you to doubt it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast:
His disobliging ways are a matter of habit.
If you offer him fish then he always wants a feast;
When there isn't any fish then he won't eat rabbit.
If you offer him cream then he sniffs and sneers,
For he only likes what he finds for himself;
So you'll catch him in it right up to the ears,
If you put it away on the larder shelf.
The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing,
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle;
But he'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing,
For there's nothing he enjoys like a horrible muddle.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any need for me to spout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And theres no doing anything about it!
El Ron Ton Estirón
El Ron Ton Estirón es un gato curioso:
Si le ofreces faisán prefiere codomiz.
Si les das casa sola quiere un piso con mozo,
Y si les das el piso prefiere casa gris.
Si un ratón le señalas dirá que quiere rata,
Y si a la rata apuntas, no, de ratón se trata.
Hum, Ron Ton Estirón es un gato curioso-
Y nada por hacer hay al respecto:
Pues digan lo que digan quienesquiera
Él hará lo que quiera
Por más que lo repudie el intelecto.
El Ron Ton Estirón vive dando la lata:
Si lo pasan adentro, quiere salir afuera;
Si le abren la puerta, la cierra con su pata,
Y sintiéndose dentro, un paseíllo espera.
Le encanta reposar en un cajón,
Pero si no lo sacan, ¡menudo sofocón!
Sí, Ron Ton Estirón es un gato curioso-
Y no te quepa duda,
Pues digan lo que digan quienesquiera
Él hará lo que quiera
Contra todo consejo y sin ayuda.
Es Ron Ton Estirón curioso animalillo:
Su afán contradictorio lo tiene por costumbre.
Si le sirven pescado no lo querrá sencillo;
Si pescado no hay, no aceptará legumbre.
Si le sugieren crema, rehúsa con cinismo,
Porque sólo le gusta lo que ve por sí mismo;
Así que si lo suben a la usual alacena
Se acabará solito el almuerzo y la cena.
El Ron Ton Estirón es astuto y versado,
Al Ron Ton Estirón no seduce tu mimo
Mas te salta al regazo si te mira ocupado.
Ya que lo vuelve loco el importuno arrimo.
Sí, Ron Ton Estirón es un gato curioso-
Y no importa que yo se lo publique:
Pues digan lo que digan quienesquiera
Él hará lo que quiera;
Sin que de nada sirva mi público palique.
Versión de Jaime Garcia TerrésLabels: T.S. Eliot |
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