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    Translation

    A dog dreams of songs, caresses fists.

    Vocabulary

    • pies — dog
    • śnić — to dream (3rd sg. present: śni)
    • pieśń — song, ballad (genitive pl. pieśni)
    • pieścić — to caress, to fondle (3rd sg. present: pieści)
    • pięść — fist (accusative pl. pięści)

    Grammar note

    'Śni pieśni' — 'pieśni' is the genitive plural after 'śnić' (to dream of). 'Pieści pięści' — 'pięści' is the accusative plural (direct object of 'pieścić'). The near-homophony of 'pieśni' and 'pięści' is the core of the twister.

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