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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' uses 'pieśni', the genitive plural after 'śnić' (to dream of). 'Pieści pięści' uses 'pięści', the accusative plural and direct object of 'pieścić'. The similar sound of 'pieśni' and 'pięści' drives the twister.

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