Hudodrakija

The Jabberwock, ilustracija Johna Tenniela.

Hudodrakija je prijevod Antuna Šoljana izvorne besmislene pjesme Jabberwocky koju je napisao Lewis Carroll, kao dio svoje knjige Alisa s one strane ogledala godine 1872.

Izvornik pjesme na engleskom se smatra jednom od najvećih namjerno besmislenih pjesama, što ju čini posebno teškom za prevođenje, koja mora sačuvati i privid besmislenosti i značenje, kako uobičajenih riječi, tako i zastarjelih, zakukuljenih, pa i novotvorenih riječi. Stoga je za potpuno književno razumijevanje pjesme potrebno sagledati i izvornik.

Izvornik pjesme

„

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.”