Haddocks' Eyes

**"Haddocks' Eyes"** je pjesma Lewisa Carrolla iz priče *[[Through the Looking-Glass]]*. Otpjevao ju je Bijeli Skakač u osmom poglavlju uz glazbu koju naziva vlastitom kompozicijom, ali ju Alice prepoznaje kao melodiju pjesme "I give thee all, I can no more". Alice je već bila potpuno nezainteresirana za poeziju kad ju je Skakač odlučio otpjevati.

Pjesma je zapravo parodija pjesme "Resolution and Independence" Williama Wordswortha.

## Naziv pjesme

Problematika imenovanja pjesme bila je poprilično konfuzna, što je posljedica objašnjavanja Skakača. Treba napomenuti kako je bitna distinkcija koju autor čini između "naziva naslova, naziva, naziva pjesme i pjesme" jedan od temeljnih postulata analitičke filozofije:

* **Naziv naslova** pjesme je *Haddocks' Eyes*
* **Naslov** pjesme je *The Aged Aged Man*
* **Naziv pjesme** je *Ways and Means*
* **Pjesma** je *A-sitting On a Gate*

## Pjesma

:I'll tell thee everything I can:
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's little to relate.
:I saw an aged aged man,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-sitting on a gate.
:"Who are you, aged man?" I said,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"And how is it you live?"
:And his answer trickled through my head,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Like water through a sieve.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:He said "I look for butterflies
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That sleep among the wheat:
:I make them into mutton-pies,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And sell them in the street.
:I sell them unto men," he said,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Who sail on stormy seas;
:And that's the way I get my bread --
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A trifle, if you please."
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:But I was thinking of a plan
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To dye one's whiskers green,
:And always use so large a fan
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That they could not be seen.
:So, having no reply to give
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To what the old man said,
:I cried "Come, tell me how you live!"
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And thumped him on the head.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:His accents mild took up the tale:
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He said "I go my ways,
:And when I find a mountain-rill,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I set it in a blaze;
:And thence they make a stuff they call
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rowlands' Macassar-Oil --
:Yet twopence-halfpenny is all
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They give me for my toil."
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:But I was thinking of a way
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To feed oneself on batter,
:And so go on from day to day
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting a little fatter.
:I shook him well from side to side,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Until his face was blue:
:"Come, tell me how you live," I cried,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"And what it is you do!"
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:He said "I hunt for haddocks' eyes
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Among the heather bright,
:And work them into waistcoat-buttons
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the silent night.
:And these I do not sell for gold
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or coin of silvery shine,
:But for a copper halfpenny,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And that will purchase nine.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:"I sometimes dig for buttered rolls,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or set limed twigs for crabs:
:I sometimes search the grassy knolls
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For wheels of Hansom-cabs.
:And that's the way" (he gave a wink)
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"By which I get my wealth--
:And very gladly will I drink
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your Honour's noble health."
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:I heard him then, for I had just
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Completed my design
:To keep the Menai bridge from rust
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By boiling it in wine.
:I thanked him much for telling me
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The way he got his wealth,
:But chiefly for his wish that he
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Might drink my noble health.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:And now, if e'er by chance I put
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My fingers into glue,
:Or madly squeeze a right-hand foot
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Into a left-hand shoe,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
:Or if I drop upon my toe
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A very heavy weight,
:I weep, for it reminds me so
:Of that old man I used to know--
:Whose look was mild, whose speech was slow
:Whose hair was whiter than the snow,
:Whose face was very like a crow,
:With eyes, like cinders, all aglow,
:Who seemed distracted with his woe,
:Who rocked his body to and fro,
:And muttered mumblingly and low,
:As if his mouth were full of dough,
:Who snorted like a buffalo--
:That summer evening long ago,
:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A-sitting on a gate.

## Upon the Lonely Moor

Kao i "Jabberwocky", "Haddocks' Eye" je izgleda samo još jedna od pjesama iz priče *Through the Looking-Glass* koja je revidirana tokom godina. Godine 1856., Carroll je anonimno izdao pjesmu "Upon the Lonely Moor" koja uvelike podsjeća na "Haddocks' Eye":

:I met an aged, aged man
:Upon the lonely moor:
:I knew I was a gentleman,
:And he was but a boor.
:So I stopped and roughly questioned him,
:"Come, tell me how you live!"
:But his words impressed my ear no more
:Than if it were a sieve.

:He said, "I look for soap-bubbles,
:That lie among the wheat,
:And bake them into mutton-pies,
:And sell them in the street.
:I sell them unto men," he said,
:"Who sail on stormy seas;
:And that's the way I get my bread -
:A trifle, if you please."

:But I was thinking of a way
:To multiply by ten,
:And always, in the answer, get
:The question back again.
:I did not hear a word he said,
:But kicked that old man calm,
:And said, "Come, tell me how you live!"
:And pinched him in the arm.

:His accents mild took up the tale:
:He said, "I go my ways,
:And when I find a mountain-rill,
:I set it in a blaze.
:And thence they make a stuff they call
:Rowland's Macassar Oil;
:But fourpence-halfpenny is all
:They give me for my toil."

:But I was thinking of a plan
:To paint one's gaiters green,
:So much the color of the grass
:That they could ne'er be seen.
:I gave his ear a sudden box,
:And questioned him again,
:And tweaked his grey and reverend locks,
:And put him into pain.

:He said, "I hunt for haddock's eyes
:Among the heather bright,
:And work them into waistcoat-buttons
:In the silent night.
:And these I do not sell for gold,
:Or coin or silver-mine,
:But for a copper-halfpenny,
:And that will purchase nine.

:"I sometimes dig for buttered rolls,
:Or set limed twigs for crabs;
:I sometimes search the flowery knolls
:For wheels of hansom cabs.
:And that's the way" (he gave a wink)
:"I get my living here,
:And very gladly will I drink
:Your Honour's health in beer."

:I heard him then, for I had just
:Completed my design
:To keep the Menai bridge from rust
:By boiling it in wine.
:I duly thanked him, ere I went,
:For all his stories queer,
:But chiefly for his kind intent
:To drink my health in beer.

:And now if e'er by chance I put
:My fingers into glue,
:Or madly squeeze a right-hand foot
:Into a left-hand shoe;
:Or if a statement I aver
:Of which I am not sure,
:I think of that strange wanderer
:Upon the lonely moor.

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