Billy Collins: Two poems about what dogs think (probably)

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
00:13
I don't know if you've noticed,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื ืฉืžืชื ืœื‘,
00:14
but there's been a spate of books
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื–ืจื ืฉืœ ืกืคืจื™ื
00:16
that have come out lately
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ืฉื™ืฆื ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”
00:17
contemplating or speculating
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ืฉืžื”ืจื”ืจ ืื• ืžืฉืขืจ
00:20
on the cognition and emotional life of dogs.
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ืขืœ ื”ื”ื›ืจื” ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื›ืœื‘ื™ื.
00:24
Do they think, do they feel and, if so, how?
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ื”ืื ื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื, ื”ืื ื”ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื, ื•ืื ื›ืŸ, ืื™ืš?
00:27
So this afternoon, in my limited time,
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ืื– ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ื”ื–ื”, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœ ืฉืœื™,
00:29
I wanted to take the guesswork out of a lot of that
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื ื™ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื–ื”
00:31
by introducing you to two dogs,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฆื’ืชื›ื ืœืฉื ื™ ื›ืœื‘ื™ื,
00:34
both of whom have taken the command "speak"
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ืฉื ื™ื™ื”ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืืช ื”ืคืงื•ื“ื” "ื“ื‘ืจ"
00:39
quite literally.
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ื“ื™ ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช.
00:43
The first dog is the first to go,
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ื”ื›ืœื‘ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ,
00:46
and he is contemplating an aspect
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืžื”ืจื”ืจ ื‘ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ
00:50
of his relationship to his owner,
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ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืขื ื‘ืขืœื™ื•,
00:52
and the title is "A Dog on His Master."
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ื•ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื”ื™ื "ื›ืœื‘ ืขืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ื•."
00:57
"As young as I look,
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"ื›ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื ืจืื” ืฆืขื™ืจ,
00:59
I am growing older faster than he.
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ืื ื™ ืžื–ื“ืงืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืจ ืžืžื ื•.
01:02
Seven to one is the ratio, they tend to say.
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ืฉื‘ืข ืœืื—ื“ ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื—ืก, ืฉื”ื ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื™ื“.
01:06
Whatever the number, I will pass him one day
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ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื”ืžืกืคืจ, ืื ื™ ืืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“
01:09
and take the lead,
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ื•ืืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื”ื•ื‘ืœื”,
01:11
the way I do on our walks in the woods,
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื™ืขืจ,
01:14
and if this ever manages to cross his mind,
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ื•ืื ื”ื•ื ืื™ ืคืขื ื™ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื”,
01:18
it would be the sweetest shadow
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ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฆืœ ื”ื›ื™ ืžืชื•ืง
01:20
I have ever cast on snow or grass."
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ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ื”ื˜ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ืฉืœื’ ืื• ื“ืฉื."
01:25
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:28
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
01:31
And our next dog
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ื•ื”ื›ืœื‘ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืœื ื•
01:34
speaks in something called the revenant,
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ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื ืงืจื ืžื–ืจื” ืžื”ืžืชื™ื,
01:37
which means a spirit that comes back
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ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืจื•ื— ืฉื—ื–ืจื”
01:39
to visit you.
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ืœื‘ืงืจ ืืชื›ื.
01:43
"I am the dog you put to sleep,
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"ืื ื™ ื”ื›ืœื‘ ืฉื”ืจื“ืžืช,
01:47
as you like to call the needle of oblivion,
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื” ืื•ื”ื‘ ืœืงืจื•ื ืœืžื—ื˜ ื”ืื‘ื“ื•ืŸ,
01:50
come back to tell you this simple thing:
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ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื–ื”:
01:53
I never liked you."
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืื•ืชืš."
01:55
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:57
"When I licked your face,
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"ื›ืฉืœื™ืงืงืชื™ ืืช ืคื ื™ืš,
01:59
I thought of biting off your nose.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœื ืฉื•ืš ืืช ืืคืš.
02:02
When I watched you toweling yourself dry,
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ื›ืฉืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ืš ืžืชื ื’ื‘,
02:05
I wanted to leap and unman you with a snap.
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืงืคื•ืฅ ื•ืœืงื˜ื•ืฃ ืืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ื•ืชืš ื‘ื ืฉื™ื›ื”.
02:09
I resented the way you moved,
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ืœื ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ื ืขืช,
02:11
your lack of animal grace,
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ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื—ืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืœืš,
02:13
the way you would sit in a chair to eat,
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ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ื™ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื›ื™ืกื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืื›ื•ืœ,
02:16
a napkin on your lap, a knife in your hand.
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ืžืคื™ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืงืš, ืกื›ื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ืš.
02:20
I would have run away
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื•ืจื—
02:22
but I was too weak,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ืœืฉ ืžื“ื™,
02:23
a trick you taught me
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ื˜ืจื™ืง ืฉืœื™ืžื“ืช ืื•ืชื™
02:25
while I was learning to sit and heel
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ื›ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœืฉื‘ืช ื•ืœืœื›ืช ืœื™ื“ืš
02:28
and, greatest of insults,
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ื•ื”ืขืœื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:30
shake hands without a hand.
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ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ืืช ื™ื“ืš ื‘ืœื™ ื™ื“ื™ื™ื.
02:34
I admit the sight of the leash would excite me,
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ืื ื™ ืžื•ื“ื” ืฉืžืจืื” ื”ืจืฆื•ืขื” ืจื™ื’ืฉ ืื•ืชื™,
02:38
but only because it meant I was about to smell things
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื” ืืžืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ืœื”ืจื™ื— ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
02:41
you had never touched.
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ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ื’ืขืช ื‘ื”ื.
02:46
You do not want to believe this,
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ืืชื” ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืœื–ื”,
02:47
but I have no reason to lie:
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉืงืจ:
02:50
I hated the car, hated the rubber toys,
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ืฉื ืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช, ืฉื ืืชื™ ืืช ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ ื”ื’ื•ืžื™,
02:54
disliked your friends, and worse, your relatives.
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ืœื ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื—ื‘ืจื™ืš, ื•ื’ืจื•ืข ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืืช ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ืš.
02:59
The jingling of my tags drove me mad.
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ื”ืฆืœืฆื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืชื’ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืฉื™ื’ืข ืื•ืชื™.
03:03
You always scratched me in the wrong place."
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ืืชื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื’ืจื“ืช ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ."
03:06
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:08
"All I ever wanted from you was food and water
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"ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืื™ ืคืขื ืžืžืš ื”ื™ื” ืื•ื›ืœ ื•ืžื™ื
03:11
in my bowls.
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ื‘ืงืขืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
03:13
While you slept, I watched you breathe
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื™ืฉื ืช, ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ืš ื ื•ืฉื
03:15
as the moon rose in the sky.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ืจื— ืขืœื” ื‘ืฉืžื™ื™ื.
03:17
It took all of my strength
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ื–ื” ื“ืจืฉ ืืช ื›ืœ ื›ื•ื—ื™
03:19
not to raise my head and howl.
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ืœื ืœื”ืจื™ื ืืช ืจืืฉื™ ื•ืœื™ืœืœ.
03:22
Now, I am free of the collar,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ืžื”ืงื•ืœืจ,
03:24
free of the yellow raincoat,
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ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ืžืžืขื™ืœ ื”ื’ืฉื ื”ืฆื”ื•ื‘,
03:27
monogrammed sweater,
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ื”ืกื•ื•ื“ืจ ืขื ื”ืฉื ื”ืจืงื•ื,
03:29
the absurdity of your lawn,
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ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืฉื ืฉืœืš,
03:32
and that is all you need to know about this place,
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื”,
03:35
except what you already supposed
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ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืžื” ืฉืืชื ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื ื—ืชื
03:38
and are glad it did not happen sooner,
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ื•ืฉืžื—ื™ื ืฉืœื ืงืจื” ืžื•ืงื“ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
03:40
that everyone here can read and write,
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืคื” ืงื•ืจืื™ื ื•ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื,
03:43
the dogs in poetry,
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ื”ื›ืœื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ืจื”,
03:47
the cats and all the others
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ื”ื—ืชื•ืœื™ื ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืื—ืจื™ื
03:50
in prose."
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ื‘ืคืจื•ื–ื”."
03:52
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
03:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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