here as elsewhere
nobody really knows what
the shepherd is thinking about,
and sometimes he doesn’t know either.
in Armenia lives a pleasant viper;
its venom in a few minutes can free you
from all your problems.
they call it gurza
nobody really knows what
the shepherd is thinking about,
and sometimes he doesn’t know either.
in Armenia lives a pleasant viper;
its venom in a few minutes can free you
from all your problems.
they call it gurza
::: ::: :::
[Picture: The She-Snake by reading_is_dangerous]I wrote these few lines in French yesterday, and translated them at the request of a friend. The most difficult word to translate here was aimable: pleasant, kind, amiable.
The gurza is called a lebetine viper in English, or mountain viper, or coffin snake. I should add that I was thinking about the old Serpent myths as I wrote my little poem.
The gurza is called a lebetine viper in English, or mountain viper, or coffin snake. I should add that I was thinking about the old Serpent myths as I wrote my little poem.
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