The hounds of Sodom

(Qentë e Sodomës)

First they bite,
Then they bark.
The hounds of Sodom!
A bizarre race.

How can one tell
When they wag their tails
As a sign of friendship;
When they gnash their teeth
As a sign of menace.

First they bite,
Then they bark
(They bite by night,
They bark by day) -
An ancient habit
Of their pedigree.

They treat the living
And the dead the same:
They dig up their bones,
They lick clean their guts.
It's always the same.

The hounds of Sodom,
A noble race