The News by Michael Rosen

Here is The News:
‘Two incredible shoes.
Two incredible shoes.
That’s The News.
When it rains
they walk down drains.
They glow
in the snow.
They grizzle
in a drizzle.
They sneeze
in a breeze.
They get warm
in a storm.
They go soggy
when it’s foggy.
They’ve even hissed
in a mist.
But
(sad to say)
there came a terrible frost.
This is what happened:
they got lost.’
That was The News.
Two incredible shoes.
Two incredible shoes.
That was The News.

The Poem The News by Michael Rosen

+ Translations (line by line)

Below, each English line is followed by translations in Bangla, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. The translations try to preserve sense and a bit of poetic feel.

Here is The News:
‘Two incredible shoes.
Two incredible shoes.
That’s The News.

English: Here is The News:
- Bangla: “এখানে সংবাদ”
- Spanish: “Aquí está la noticia:”
- Portuguese: “Aqui está a notícia:”
- French: “Voici la nouvelle :”
English: ‘Two incredible shoes.
- Bangla: “দুটি অত্যাশ্চর্য জুতা”
- Spanish: “Dos zapatos increíbles”
- Portuguese: “Dois sapatos incríveis”
- French: “Deux chaussures incroyables”
English: Two incredible shoes.
- Bangla: “দুটি অত্যাশ্চর্য জুতা”
- Spanish: “Dos zapatos increíbles”
- Portuguese: “Dois sapatos incríveis”
- French: “Deux chaussures incroyables”
English: That’s The News.
- Bangla: “সেই হলো সংবাদ।”
- Spanish: “Eso es la noticia.”
- Portuguese: “Isso é a notícia.”
- French: “C’est la nouvelle.”

When it rains
they walk down drains.

English: When it rains
- Bangla: “যখন বৃষ্টি হয়”
- Spanish: “Cuando llueve”
- Portuguese: “Quando chove”
- French: “Quand il pleut”
English: they walk down drains.

Bangla: “তারা নর্দমায় হাঁটে।”
Spanish: “caminan por las alcantarillas.”
Portuguese: “caminham pelos esgotos.”
French: “ils marchent dans les égouts.”

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