Mighty was the first to don armor and claim a name: Wassail Booslaeugh of Riesengeborg. His heraldic crest, emblazoned in green with shimmering silver embellishments, displayed a fearsome, horned he-goat in pursuit. His shield was divided horizontally, with radiant archers drawn on a deep blue background. Huzzah for the husband wielding his hoe.
Ho ho ho, Master Finn, you shall become Master Finnegan! The morning has arrived, and oh, you are divine! The evening approaches, and alas, you are like sour wine! Ha ha ha, Master Funn, you are to be fine once more!
Finnegan’s Wake
Of the first was he to bare arms and a name: Wassaily Booslaeugh of Riesengeborg. His crest of huroldry, in vert with ancillars, troublant, argent, a hegoak, poursuivant, horrid, horned. His scutschum fessed, with archers strung, helio, of the second. Hootch is for husbandman handling his hoe.
Hohohoho, Mister Finn, you’re going to be Mister Finnagain! Comeday morm and, O, you’re vine! Sendday’s eve and, ah, you’re vinegar! Hahahaha, Mister Funn, you’re going to be fined again!
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The Maharajagar 
I love your re-creation!
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To be honest: it’s only a retelling. I didn’t change much on the storyline, apart from giving my interpretation of the text. I even must humbly admit that many of the “clever” word plays that Joyce used went bust in order to create a fluid and consistent text.
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I understand it perfectly.
It also happens to me very often when I translate something from English into Italian and I find myself unable to render the word plays, the puns, except through very long explanatory sentences
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