Living
Chester Ale
Translated by George Borrow (Welsh Poems and Ballads, 1915) · From Welsh Poems and Ballads (1915)
Living
CHESTER ale, Chester ale! I could ne'er get it down,
'Tis made of ground-ivy, of dirt, and of bran,
'Tis as thick as a river below a huge town!
'Tis not lap for a dog, far less drink for a man.
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Codex Note
From "Wild Wales". Printed as "By Sion Tudor".
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Tudur, Siôn. “Chester Ale.” Translated by George Borrow. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sion-tudur/0/.
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Tudur, Siôn. “Chester Ale.” Translated by George Borrow. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sion-tudur/0/.