GRGR (17): german samples: teargarten

[Paul Mackin]

On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Tsianides Costas wrote:

> " As the lion in our teargarten remembers the nenuphars of his Nile"
> 
> Finnefans Wake p.75


FWIW the pun is supposed to be for Lyons' tea rooms. Is there any
connection between the nenumphars (water lilies) and the poisonous tulip
bulbs? Well, there IS a tulip water lily. That's close enough for jazz. 

		P.