So holy cow, those of you who’ve been keeping up to date on the latest news concerning "I Am a Horse" (b/w “My Hair”) the 1982 single by Ausgang (then known as Kabuki) will be astonished to learn that they're pretty much just reciting a poem written in 1934 by Belgian man Hans Arp called, similarly, “I Am a Horse,” or “Je suis un cheval,” as it was originally written in some sort of gibberish. I’ve featured an impressive table for purposes of comparison.
| Aus | Arp | |
|---|---|---|
| I am travelling in a train | I ride in a train | |
| which is packed. | that’s packed | |
| In my compartment | in my compartment | |
| every place is occupied by a woman | every seat is occupied by a lady | |
| holding a man on her knees | with a man on her lap | |
| I am a horse | ||
| the air is unbearably hot | ||
| it’s a tropical atmosphere | ||
| all the travellers | all the passengers | |
| have an enormous appetite | have a gigantic appetite | |
| they eat without stopping | they eat nonstop | |
| suddenly the men begin to whimper | suddenly the men begin to whine | |
| and have a longing for their mother's breast | they want to be breast-fed | |
| I am a horse | ||
| they unbutton the women’s blouses | they unbutton the women’s bodices | |
| and clutch their breasts | ||
| and suck fresh milk to their hearts' content | and feed on good fresh milk | |
| Only I suckle no one | only I do not suckle anyone | |
| and am suckled by no one | nor am I suckled by anyone | |
| no one sits on my lap | ||
| and I don’t sit on anyone’s lap | ||
| because I am a horse | for I am a horse | |
| No one has taken me on her knees | ||
| because I'm a horse! | ||
| I sit upright and tall | I sit up straight and big | |
| With my hind legs | With my hind legs | |
| on the railway seat | on the railroad train seat | |
| I am a horse | ||
| and prop myself up comfortably | ||
| with my forelegs | ||
| I neigh loudly hnnnnn | ||
| on my chest the six buttons | ||
| of sex appeal shine | ||
| nicely aligned | ||
| like the shiny buttons of a uniform | ||
| oh the world is small | ||
| oh cherries are big |