| There was one who was famed for the number of things
| Había uno que era famoso por la cantidad de cosas
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| He forgot when he entered the ship:
| Se olvidó cuando entró en el barco:
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| His umbrella, his watch, all his jewels and rings
| Su paraguas, su reloj, todas sus joyas y anillos.
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| And the clothes he had bought for the trip
| Y la ropa que había comprado para el viaje
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| He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed
| Tenía cuarenta y dos cajas, todas cuidadosamente embaladas.
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| With his name painted clearly on each:
| Con su nombre pintado claramente en cada uno:
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| But, since he omitted to mention the fact
| Pero, como omitió mencionar el hecho
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| They were all left behind on the beach
| Todos se quedaron atrás en la playa.
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| «His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»
| «Su forma es desgarbada, su intelecto pequeño...»
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| (The Bellman would often remark)
| (El Bellman solía comentar)
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| «But his courage is perfect! | «¡Pero su coraje es perfecto! |
| And that, after all
| Y eso, después de todo
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| Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»
| Es lo que uno necesita con un Snark.»
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| His courage is perfect! | ¡Su coraje es perfecto! |
| And that, after all
| Y eso, después de todo
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| Is the thing that one needs with a Snark
| Es lo que uno necesita con un Snark
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| Well, the loss of his clothes hardly mattered, because
| Bueno, la pérdida de su ropa apenas importaba, porque
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| He had seven coats on when he came
| Tenía siete abrigos cuando llegó
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| With three pairs of boots — but the worst of it was
| Con tres pares de botas, pero lo peor fue
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| He had wholly forgotten his name
| Había olvidado por completo su nombre.
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| He would answer to «Hi!» | Respondería a «¡Hola!» |
| or to any loud cry
| o a cualquier grito fuerte
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| Such as «Fry me!» | Como «¡Fríeme!» |
| or «Fritter my wig!»
| o «¡Deshágase de mi peluca!»
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| To «What-you-may-call-um!» | A «¡Cómo-usted-puede-llamar-um!» |
| or «What-was-his-name!»
| o «¡Cómo-se-llamaba!»
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| But especially «Thing-um-a-jig!»
| Pero especialmente «Thing-um-a-jig!»
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| «His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»
| «Su forma es desgarbada, su intelecto pequeño...»
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| (The Bellman would often remark)
| (El Bellman solía comentar)
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| «But his courage is perfect! | «¡Pero su coraje es perfecto! |
| And that, after all
| Y eso, después de todo
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| Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»
| Es lo que uno necesita con un Snark.»
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| While, for those who preferred a more forcible word
| Mientras que, para los que prefirieron una palabra más contundente
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| He had different names from these:
| Tenía nombres diferentes a estos:
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| His intimate friends called him «Candle-ends,»
| Sus amigos íntimos lo llamaban «Puntas de vela»,
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| And his enemies «Toasted-cheese.»
| Y sus enemigos «Tostadas de queso».
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| He came as a Baker: but owned, when too late —
| Llegó como panadero: pero reconoció, cuando era demasiado tarde,
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| And it drove the poor Bellman half-mad —
| Y eso volvió medio loco al pobre Bellman...
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| He could only bake Bridecake — for which, I may state
| Solo podía hornear Bridecake, por lo cual, puedo decir
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| No materials were to be had
| No se disponía de materiales
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| «His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»
| «Su forma es desgarbada, su intelecto pequeño...»
|
| (The Bellman would often remark)
| (El Bellman solía comentar)
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| «But his courage is perfect! | «¡Pero su coraje es perfecto! |
| And that, after all
| Y eso, después de todo
|
| Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»
| Es lo que uno necesita con un Snark.»
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| «His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»
| «Su forma es desgarbada, su intelecto pequeño...»
|
| (The Bellman would often remark)
| (El Bellman solía comentar)
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| «But his courage is perfect! | «¡Pero su coraje es perfecto! |
| And that, after all
| Y eso, después de todo
|
| Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.»
| Es lo que uno necesita con un Snark.»
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| «His form is ungainly — his intellect small —»
| «Su forma es desgarbada, su intelecto pequeño...»
|
| (The Bellman would often remark)
| (El Bellman solía comentar)
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| «But his courage is perfect! | «¡Pero su coraje es perfecto! |
| And that, after all
| Y eso, después de todo
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| Is the thing that one needs with a Snark.» | Es lo que uno necesita con un Snark.» |