{"id":956,"date":"2017-09-16T16:12:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/?page_id=956"},"modified":"2017-09-28T21:37:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T21:37:59","slug":"5-you-are-old-father-william","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/sample-page\/versbetetek\/5-you-are-old-father-william\/","title":{"rendered":"You are old, Father William"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Southey. The Old Man\u2019s Comforts and How He Gained Them<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\n<\/strong>You are old, Father William, the young man cried,<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The few locks which are left you are grey;<\/div>\n
You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now tell me the reason I pray.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In the days of my youth, Father William replied,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I remember’d that youth would fly fast,<\/div>\n
And abused not my health and my vigour at first<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0That I never might need them at last.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
You are old, Father William, the young man cried,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And pleasures with youth pass away,<\/div>\n
And yet you lament not the days that are gone,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now tell me the reason I pray.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In the days of my youth, Father William replied,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I remember’d that youth could not last;<\/div>\n
I thought of the future whatever I did,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0That I never might grieve for the past.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
You are old, Father William, the young man cried,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And life must be hastening away;<\/div>\n
You are chearful, and love to converse upon death!<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now tell me the reason I pray.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
I am chearful, young man, Father William replied,<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Let the cause thy attention engage;<\/div>\n
In the days of my youth I remember’d my God!<\/div>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And He hath not forgotten my age.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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Lewis Carroll. You are old, Father William<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n


\n<\/strong>\u201cYou are old, father William,\u201d the young man said,
\n\u201cAnd your hair has become very white;
\nAnd yet you incessantly stand on your head\u2013
\nDo you think, at your age, it is right?\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\u201cIn my youth,\u201d father William replied to his son,
\n\u201cI feared it might injure the brain;
\nBut now that I\u2019m perfectly sure I have none,
\nWhy, I do it again and again.\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u201cYou are old,\u201d said the youth, \u201cas I mentioned before,
\nAnd have grown most uncommonly fat;
\nYet you turned a back-somersault in at the door\u2013
\nPray what is the reason of that?\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u201cIn my youth,\u201d said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
\n\u201cI kept all my limbs very supple
\nBy the use of this ointment\u2013one shilling the box\u2013
\nAllow me to sell you a couple?\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u201cYou are old,\u201d said the youth, \u201cand your jaws are too weak
\nFor anything tougher than suet;
\nYet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak\u2013
\nPray, how did you manage to do it?\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u201cIn my youth,\u201d said his father, \u201cI took to the law,
\nAnd argued each case with my wife;
\nAnd the muscular strength, which it gave to my jaw,
\nHas lasted the rest of my life.\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u201cYou are old,\u201d said the youth, \u201cone would hardly suppose
\nThat your eye was as steady as ever;
\nYet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose\u2013
\nWhat made you so awfully clever?\u201d<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\u201cI have answered three questions, and that is enough,\u201d
\nSaid the father. \u201cDon\u2019t give yourself airs!
\nDo you think I can listen all day to such stuff?
\nBe off, or I\u2019ll kick you down stairs!\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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\n
\n

Juh\u00e1sz Andor. J\u00e1nos b\u00e1csi (1929)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

J\u00e1nos b\u00e1csi v\u00e9n leg\u00e9ny,
\nM\u00e9rt j\u00e1r mindig a fej\u00e9n?
\nHaja feh\u00e9r, mint a h\u00f3,
\nKendnek ez m\u00e1r nem val\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Ha t\u00f3t\u00e1gast \u00e1llok \u00e9n,
\nCsak agyamnak \u00e1rtok \u00e9n.
\nDe mert agyam nincs nekem,
\nVesz\u00e9ly n\u00e9lk\u00fcl tehetem.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1s ha v\u00e9n, fogy, csontja f\u00e1j,
\nKend meg k\u00f6v\u00e9r, csupa h\u00e1j,
\nS bukfencet h\u00e1ny, sz\u00f6rny\u0171s\u00e9g!
\nHogyha a szob\u00e1ba l\u00e9p!<\/p>\n

M\u00e1s ha v\u00e9n, m\u00e1r alig r\u00e1g,
\nKend pedig a s\u00fclt lib\u00e1t
\nCsontostul is megeszi,
\nMondja, h\u00e1t ezt hogy teszi?<\/p>\n

Mikor ifj\u00fa voltam \u00e9n,
\nN\u0151mmel civakodtam \u00e9n.
\nEz\u00e9rt lett ez \u00e1llkapocs
\nOlyan kem\u00e9ny \u00e9s dacos.<\/p>\n

J\u00e1nos b\u00e1csi v\u00e9n leg\u00e9ny,
\nM\u00e9gis \u00fcgyesebb, mint \u00e9n,
\nEgy \u00e1ngoln\u00e1t k\u00f6nnyed\u00e9n
\nEgyens\u00falyoz orrhegy\u00e9n.<\/p>\n

H\u00e1rmat k\u00e9rdezt\u00e9l \u00f6cs\u00e9m,
\nT\u00f6bbet nem felelek \u00e9n,
\nS szemem el\u00e9, ha ker\u00fclsz,
\n\u00dagy kir\u00faglak, hogy rep\u00fclsz!<\/p>\n

***************<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Kosztol\u00e1nyi Dezs\u0151 ford\u00edt\u00e1sa (1935)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Csal\u00e1di k\u00f6r<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

Este van, este van, ki-ki nyugalomba,
\nRettenve sikolt fel az eperfa lombja.
\nA legkisebb fi\u00fa nekimegy a falnak,
\nHomlok\u00e1t let\u00f6rli, azut\u00e1n elhallgat.<\/p>\n

Ballag a cica is, leteszi a k\u00f6nyvet,
\nMeg-meg\u00e1ll, k\u00f6r\u00fcln\u00e9z, el\u00e9bb, el\u00e9bb g\u00f6rnyed.
\nEgy-egy sz\u00e1rnyat-combot ny\u00fajt a kicsinyeknek,
\nTerm\u00e9szete ez m\u00e1r a magyar embernek.<\/p>\n

Pend\u00fcl a kapa most, hazaj\u00f6n a gazda,
\nK\u00fcsz\u00f6bre a l\u00e1b\u00e1t, erre \u00e1ll\u00e1t ny\u00fajtja,
\nRikoltoz a bagoly, az im\u00e9nt fej\u00e9 meg,
\nKiteszi k\u00f6z\u00e9pre a nagy asztalsz\u00e9ket.<\/p>\n

A gyermek is \u00e1lmos, \u00faj ruh\u00e1ja k\u00e9szen,
\nVasal\u00f3t t\u00fczes\u00edt az anyja \u00f6l\u00e9ben.
\nNem mese ez, gyermek — \u00edgy feddi az apja —
\nCsendesen k\u00e9r\u0151dzik, igen j\u00e1mbor fajta.<\/p>\n

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Szobotka Tibor ford\u00edt\u00e1sa (1958)<\/em><\/h4>\n

Te \u00f6reg vagy, ap\u00e1m<\/em><\/h4>\n

Te \u00f6reg vagy, ap\u00e1m, a hajad csupa d\u00e9r,
\nminek \u00e1llsz folyton a fejeden?
\nNem sz\u00e1ll – k\u00e9rdi fia – az agyadba a v\u00e9r?
\nNem \u00e1rtalmas az ily \u00f6regen?<\/i><\/p>\n

Ifjan – sz\u00f3l az \u00f6reg – bizony f\u00e9ltem is \u00e9n,
\nodalesz az eszem, az agyam,
\nde nem agy, v\u00edz van a kobakom fenek\u00e9n,
\ncsigav\u00e9r, ne agg\u00f3dj te, fiam!<\/p>\n

Te \u00f6reg vagy, ap\u00e1m, amint mondtam el\u0151bb,
\na hasad meg mint k\u00e9t emelet,
\nhogy vetsz – k\u00e9rdi fia – itt az ajt\u00f3 el\u0151tt
\nilyen \u00f3ri\u00e1si bukfenceket?<\/p>\n

Ifjan – sz\u00f3lt az \u00f6reg, r\u00e1zva sz\u00fcrke haj\u00e1t –
\nfolyton kentem a l\u00e1baimat,
\negy shilling\u00e9rt adom a ken\u0151cs doboz\u00e1t,
\nvegy\u00e9l, hogy te is f\u00fcrge maradj!<\/p>\n

Te \u00f6reg vagy, ap\u00e1m, a fogad kiesett,
\ncsak a p\u00e9pet illene nyelned,
\nhogy r\u00e1gsz – k\u00e9rdi fia -, akkor hogy eszed
\nmeg a cs\u0151rt, csontot, kacsamellet?<\/p>\n

Jog\u00e1sz voltam \u00e9n egykor – \u00edgy sz\u00f3l az \u00f6reg -,
\neleget gyakoroltam a nyelvem,
\nmegvitattam any\u00e1ddal minden p\u00f6r\u00f6met,
\ns sz\u00e1mat ily edzettre pereltem.<\/p>\n

Te \u00f6reg vagy, ap\u00e1m, nemigen hiszem \u00e9n,
\nhogy \u00fagy l\u00e1tsz ma is, mint valaha.
\nS lel\u00f6v\u00f6d a legyet a torony tetej\u00e9n!
\nHogy vagy ily \u00fcgyes? – k\u00e9rdi fia.<\/p>\n

Te vigy\u00e1zz! – felel az. – Kicsordul a poh\u00e1r,
\neleget nyaggattad ap\u00e1dat,
\nunom a locsog\u00e1st, ne gy\u00f6t\u00f6rj, te szam\u00e1r,
\nkotr\u00f3dj ki, mert f\u00fclt\u00f6v\u00f6n v\u00e1glak!<\/i><\/p>\n

********************************<\/p>\n

Varr\u00f3 D\u00e1niel ford\u00edt\u00e1sa (2009)<\/em><\/h4>\n

V\u00e9n vagy, William papa<\/em><\/h4>\n

“V\u00e9n vagy, William papa” sz\u00f3lt a leg\u00e9ny,
\n“R\u00e1ncosra aszalt az \u00f6regs\u00e9g,
\nM\u00e9gis sokat \u00e1llsz a\u00a0 fejed tetej\u00e9n —
\nTe, ez ebbe a\u00a0 korba helyes m\u00e9g?\u201d<\/p>\n

“Gyerk\u0151ce koromba\u201d felelt az \u00f6reg,
\n\u201cF\u00e9ltem, hogy agyam belev\u00e1sik,
\nDe mi\u00f3ta a kor, fiam, elh\u00fclyitett
\nFejen \u00e1llok az\u00f3ta rogy\u00e1sig.”<\/p>\n

“V\u00e9n vagy” sz\u00f3lt \u00fajra az ifju tit\u00e1n
\n“S f\u00f6lszedt\u00e9l j\u00f3 sokat itt-ott.
\nM\u00e9gis, papa, h\u00eddba lem\u00e9sz te sim\u00e1n —
\n\u00c1ruld nekem el, mi a titkod?”<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u0171nt ifj\u00fakoromba\u201d felelte az agg
\n\u201cKentem magam ezzel a kr\u00e9mmel.
\nFiam egy tubus \u00e1ra kilenc penny csak,
\nJ\u00f3 sz\u00edvvel adom neked \u00e9n el.”<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00e9n vagy, s a fogaknak e korba meg\u00e1rt
\nM\u00e1r b\u00e1rmi, kiv\u00e9ve mi p\u00e9pes.
\nOll\u00f3stul eszed meg, ap\u00e1m, a hom\u00e1rt —
\nMondd, hogy vagy ilyesmire k\u00e9pes?”<\/p>\n

S William papa mond: “Tudod, ifjan ap\u00e1d
\nGyakorolt a r\u00f6g\u00f6s jogi p\u00e1ly\u00e1n.
\nAtt\u00f3l b\u00edrom ennyire j\u00f3l a strap\u00e1t.
\nMeger\u0151s\u00f6dik att\u00f3l a sz\u00e1j \u00e1m.”<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d6reg vagy” sz\u00f3lt a fi\u00fa, “nemigen
\nL\u00e1t m\u00e1r a szemed, de a k\u00edgy\u00f3t
\nMegp\u00f6rgeted \u00f6tsz\u00f6r az orrhegyeden —
\nMondd, hogy marad az neked \u00edgy ott?”<\/p>\n

\u201cH\u00e1rom h\u00fclye k\u00e9rd\u00e9s b\u0151ven el\u00e9g,
\nM\u00e1r megmondtam, mi a farba”
\nMondotta az agg. “Na, sipirc, kifel\u00e9!
\nVagy r\u00fagva leszel, fiu, farba.”<\/p>\n

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Szil\u00e1gyi Anik\u00f3 ford\u00edt\u00e1sa (2013)<\/em><\/h4>\n
\u00d6reg vagy m\u00e1r, Vilmos b\u00e1ty\u00e1m<\/h5>\n

‘Sz\u00f3lt az ifj\u00fa: “\u00d6reg vagy m\u00e1r, bizony, Vilmos b\u00e1ty\u00e1m,
\nMegrozzant\u00e1l, meg\u0151sz\u00fclt\u00e9l, hal\u00e1nt\u00e9kod deres,
\nM\u00e9gis folyton fejen\u00e1llsz, mi el\u00e9g furcsa l\u00e1tv\u00e1ny,
\nSzerinted a te korodban ezt m\u0171velni helyes?\u201d<\/p>\n

“Hajdan\u00e1ban\u201d — felelte r\u00e1 Vilmos nagy komolyan,
\n\u201cAtt\u00f3l f\u00e9ltem, ez esetleg rosszat tesz az agynak,
\n\u00c1m mi\u00f3ta r\u00e1j\u00f6ttem, hogy nekem nincsen olyan,
\nF\u00e9lnival\u00f3m nem maradt, h\u00e1t csin\u00e1lom, ha hagynak.”<\/p>\n

V\u00e1laszolt az ifj\u00fa erre: “\u00d6reg vagy val\u00f3ban,
\nAmint azt m\u00e1r eml\u00edtettem, el is h\u00edzt\u00e1l sz\u00e9pen,
\nM\u00e9gis h\u00e1traszalt\u00f3zt\u00e1l az im\u00e9nt az ajt\u00f3ban,
\n\u00c1ruld el, hogy m\u00e9rt csin\u00e1ltad ezt tulajdonk\u00e9ppen?”<\/p>\n

\u201cHajdan\u00e1ban,\u201d — mondta a b\u00f6lcs \u0151sz f\u00fcrtjeit r\u00e1zva,
\n\u201cRugalmas volt minden tagom e ken\u0151csnek h\u00e1la,
\nOlcs\u00f3n adom” — mondta k\u00e9zzel-l\u00e1bbal magyar\u00e1zva
\n“Veszel p\u00e1rat, ha azt mondom, egy shilling az \u00e1ra?”<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d6reg vagy m\u00e1r” — \u00edgy az ifj\u00fa, “gyenge az \u00e1llkapcsod,
\nA faggy\u00fa is r\u00e1g\u00f3s neked, de siker\u00fclt m\u00e9gis
\nEgyben, cs\u0151r\u00f6st\u00fcl-b\u0151r\u00f6st\u00fcl egy lib\u00e1t felfalnod,
\n\u00c1ruld m\u00e1r el, hogy csin\u00e1ltad, hadd tudjam meg \u00e9n is!”<\/p>\n

\u201cHajdan\u00e1ban” — sz\u00f3lt az \u00f6reg, “felcsaptam \u00fcgy\u00e9sznek,
\nMegt\u00e1rgyaltam minden pert a hitvesemmel rendre,
\nEnnyi haszna biztos volt — m\u00e1r l\u00e1tom — az eg\u00e9sznek:
\n\u00c1llkapcsom meger\u0151s\u00f6d\u00f6tt eg\u00e9sz \u00e9letemre.”<\/p>\n

\u201c\u00d6reg vagy m\u00e1r” — \u00edgy az ifj\u00fa, “s nincsen olyan egy\u00e9n,
\nKi elhinn\u00e9, hogy a szemed \u00e9les, mint r\u00e9gebben,
\nDe angoln\u00e1t egyens\u00falyozt\u00e1l az orrod hegy\u00e9n,
\nHogy vagy k\u00e9pes ilyesmire, hol van a tr\u00fckk ebben?”<\/p>\n

\u201cH\u00e1rom k\u00e9rd\u00e9sedre imm\u00e1r megadtam a v\u00e1laszt,
\nMost m\u00e1r azt\u00e1n el\u00e9g legyen, ne j\u00e1tszd itt az eszed!
\nVedd \u00e9szre, a fecseg\u00e9sed milyen nagyon f\u00e1raszt,
\nT\u0171nj innen, mert ler\u00faglak a l\u00e9pcs\u0151n, ha nem teszed!”<\/p>\n

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L\u00e1szl\u00f3 No\u00e9mi (2017)<\/em><\/h4>\n

‘\u00d6reg vagy, P\u00e1l atya,’
\nsz\u00f3lt a leg\u00e9ny,
\n‘\u0150sz hajad m\u00e1r mint a h\u00f3,
\nFejen \u00e1llsz m\u00e9gis, m\u00edg j\u00f6n-megy a f\u00e9ny,
\nMit gondolsz, ebben a korban ez j\u00f3?’
\n‘Suhanc koromban’ P\u00e1l atya mond,
\n‘f\u00e9ltem, hogy tomp\u00edtja elm\u00e9m,
\nde mit is f\u00e9ltene egy v\u00e9n bolond,
\nmost m\u00e1r juszt is ezt tenn\u00e9m!’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert Southey. The Old Man\u2019s Comforts and How He Gained Them You are old, Father William, the young man cried, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The few locks which are left you are grey; You are hale, Father William, a hearty old man, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Now tell me the reason I pray. In the days of my youth, Father William replied, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":734,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-956","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=956"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1039,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/956\/revisions\/1039"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ieas-szeged.hu\/downtherabbithole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}