The Cat's Song
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W. H. I. Bleek
Specimens of Bushman Folklore
George Allen & Company, Ltd, London
1911
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The Cat’s Song: animal voice, desire, identity, song, domestic wildness, observation
Public Domain (copyright expired)
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The Cat's Song
Ha ha ha,
Ha, Ha,
I am the one whom the Lynx derides,
I am the one who did not run fast;
For, the Lynx is the one who runs fast,
Ha ha ha,
Ha, Ha,
I am the one whom the Lynx derides.
Ya Ya Ya,
Ya Ya,
I am the one whom the Lynx derides.
I am the one who could not run fast,
Ya Ya Ya,
Ya Ya,
I am the one whom the Lynx derides,
"The Cat could not run fast."
Ya Ya Ya,
Ya Ya,
The Cat is the one whom the Lynx derides,
"It is the one who could not run fast,"
Ya Ya Ya,
Ya Ya,
The Cat is the one who could not run fast,
It was not cunning.
It did foolish things;
For, the Lynx is one who understands,
The Cat does not understand."
The Cat (nevertheless) is cunning.
Ya Ya Ya,
Ya Ya,
The Cat is the one about whom the Lynx talked.
"It is the one who could not run fast."
It had to be cunning.
For, the Lynx is one who is cunning.
Haggla haggla haggla
haggla haggla
Heggle heggle heggle
heggle heggle
Heggli heggli heggli
Heggli ng!
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