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''- by Ant'' | ''- by Ant'' | ||
How can I laugh or cry | How can I laugh or cry | ||
When my mind is sorely torn? | When my mind is sorely torn? | ||
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Then laugh and show my scorn | Then laugh and show my scorn | ||
The speaker in the above lines is Gargantua, Pantagruel's father. Babadec is Pantagruel's mother. Why "scorn?" Look, your wife dies giving birth. You're glad to have a son and heir, but you're a bit pissed off that he's so big that he killed his mother in the act of being born. | |||
Here's book 2, chapter 3 of Rabelais, with more of the story. | Here's book 2, chapter 3 of Rabelais, with more of the story. | ||