Dutch–English parallel text
Drie mannen van Gotham
Three Men of Gotham
James Baldwin (1841–1925)
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Er is een dorp in Engeland dat Gotham heet, en er worden veel vrolijke verhalen verteld over de vreemde mensen die er vroeger woonden.
There is a town in England called Gotham, and many merry stories are told of the queer people who used to live there.
Op een dag ontmoetten twee mannen van Gotham elkaar op een brug. Hodge kwam van de markt en Peter ging naar de markt.
One day two men of Gotham met on a bridge. Hodge was coming from the market, and Peter was going to the market.
“Waar ga je heen?”, zei Hodge.
“Where are you going?” said Hodge.
“Ik ga naar de markt om schapen te kopen”, zei Peter.
“I am going to the market to buy sheep,” said Peter.
“Schapen kopen?”, zei Hodge. “En langs welke weg ga je ze naar huis brengen?”
“Buy sheep?” said Hodge. “And which way will you bring them home?”
“Ik zal ze over deze brug brengen”, zei Peter.
“I shall bring them over this bridge,” said Peter.
“Nee, dat zul je niet”, zei Hodge.
“No, you shall not,” said Hodge.
“Ja, dat zal ik wél”, zei Peter.
“Yes, but I will,” said Peter.
“Je zult het niet doen”, zei Hodge.
“You shall not,” said Hodge.
“Ik doe het wél”, zei Peter.
“I will,” said Peter.
Toen sloegen ze met hun stokken op de grond alsof er wel honderd schapen tussen hen in stonden.
Then they beat with their sticks on the ground as though there had been a hundred sheep between them.
“Pas op!”, riep Peter. “Kijk uit dat mijn schapen niet op de brug springen.”
“Take care!” cried Peter. “Look out that my sheep don’t jump on the bridge.”
“Het kan me niet schelen waar ze springen”, zei Hodge, “maar ze gaan er niet overheen.”
“I care not where they jump,” said Hodge; “but they shall not go over it.”
“Maar dat gaan ze wél”, zei Peter.
“But they shall,” said Peter.
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