Il y avait un moine qui s’appelle Saint Pugnace
Dont il y a plusieurs disciples de nos jours
Qui se trouvent aux endroits où l’on n’est efficace
Qu’au hasard, et qui de plus enseignent de grands cours.
Saint Pugnace croyait que la chose la plus sainte
Etait, quoi que ce soit qu’on fasse, de faire la tâche
A la manière la plus embrouillée, pas restreinte,
Afin de rendre merveilleux l’acte le plus lâche.
Le premier miracle de Saint Pugnace était
Celui qui retentit encore dans les hauts cours,
Le miracle, qui rendait les crédules stupéfait,
De se brosser les dents en exigeant trois jours!
Puis Saint Pugnace s’inspire de l’exemple de Jésus
Qui a fait nourrir des foules avec de poisson,
Ce qu’il trouvait sublime, de quoi il a conçu
Qu’un école entière fasse manger par un seul moine.
L’héritage de ce saint est énorme à cause de
Diverses directions des courants mystérieux
Que sa bouche relâchait, comme si pour des gueux,
Ce qui rends nos professeurs très travailleur.
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lazy English translation:
Once upon a time, there was a monk named Saint Pugnacious
Of whom there are still many disciples
Who are found in places where one is not efficacious
Unless by chance, and who furthermore teach huge classes.
Saint Pugnacious believed that the holiest thing
Was, whatever it was one did, to do the task
In the most involved fashion, not restrained,
To the end of making marvelous the laziest act.
The first miracle of Saint Pugnacious was
That which resounds still in the highest court,
The miracle, which rendered the credulous stupefied,
Of taking three days to brush his teeth!
Next Saint Pugnacious took inspiration from Jesus
Who fed masses with some fish,
Which he found very great, from which he conceived
That an entire school be eaten by a single monk.
The legacy of this saint is enormous because of
The diverse directions of mysterious currents
That his mouth let forth, as if for the poor,
Which makes our professors very busy.
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St Pug was a wonderful man and he will be with God in Heaven, sitting on Jesus's thumb.
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I love this - three days to brush his teeth! make the laziest act marvelous - what a great way to live.
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Euuh, un beau poeme touchant, quand même.
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It's brilliant, though i wish i could have understood the french version, i am not very good at french though!!
The poem was amusing and made me smile.
Keep writing,
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Très bon
Je l'ai aimé, le grand travail!
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french is romantic
nice write. haha
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