Anonymous
"The Plot Against the Giant": A Translation

First Girl

 

When this hun comes
Wandering, ponderous,
Slabbering with savage maul,

I shall waft before him,
Loosing cordial pungence,
Of lavender and irises,
Of mock-orange and magnolias.

It will chide him.

 

Second Girl

 

When this hun comes
Wandering, ponderous,
Slabbering with savage maul,

I shall lilt before him,
Yawning clouds of happy calico,
Of Persian rose and green,
Of amethyst and blue.

It will abash him.

 

Third Girl

 

Oh,
Oh hellion!

When this hun comes
Wandering, ponderous,
Slabbering with savage maul,

I shall purl before him,
With cadences of crystal,
With cajoling warble;
His ears shall deliquesce.
I shall dew pure sibilations,
Pearly sibilations,
Paradisal sibilations,
Upon his turbid dome.

It will unravel him.