There was never a Queen like Balkis,
  From here to the wide world's end;
But Balkis tailed to a butterfly
  As you would talk to a friend.

Такой царицы, как Балкида,
Вы не найдёте никогда;
Она болтала с мотыльками,
Как мы с друзьями – без труда.

There was never a King like Solomon,
  Not since the world began;
But Solomon talked to a butterfly
  As a man would talk to a man.

Царя, как Соломон, такого
Вам тоже не найти вовек;
Он с мотыльками вёл беседы,
Как с человеком человек.

She was Queen of Sabaea –
  And he was Asia's Lord –
But they both of 'em talked to butterflies
  When they took their walks abroad!

Она была царица Савы,
А он – Востока господин,
И говорили с мотыльками
Она одна и он один!