I and Pangur Bán, my cat,
‘Tis a like task we are at;
Hunting mice is his delight,
Hunting words I sit all night.Better far than praise of men
Tis to sit with book and pen;
Pangur bears me no ill will,
He too plies his simple skill.
via MeFi, an excerpt from of a 9th century poem with charming rhyme by an anonymous Irish monk. The above translation is by Robin Flower (links to the complete poem)
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March 2, 2013 at 5:23 am
Anonymous
Pangur Ban! if I ever have a pet I will remember that name 🙂
The name and the poem, are both equally amusing.
March 4, 2013 at 12:25 am
Niranjan
An excellent name for a cat, esp. a white one since ‘Ban’ means white.