(het lichaam zwijgt)

(het lichaam zwijgt)

 

het lichaam zwijgt.

het lichaam weigert uit te ademen,

schuimbekt. golven slaan

tegen het gehemelte,

alsof er nog nooit iemand

in de zee gelegen heeft,

naar de wolken keek en zei:

dit is wat ik wil worden.

dit wil ik zijn als het donker wordt.

(the body is silent)

 

the body is silent.

the body refuses to exhale,

froths at the mouth. waves beat

against the roof of the mouth

as if nobody has ever

lain in the shallows,

looked up at the clouds, and said:

this is what I want to be.

I want to be like this when it gets dark.

Translation: David Colmer

(le corps se tait)

 

le corps se tait.

le corps refuse de respirer,

écume de rage. des vagues frappent

le palais, à croire que

personne n’a jamais encore

été couché dans la mer,

regardé les nuages, et dit :

voilà ce que je veux être.

voilà ce que je veux être quand il fera nuit.

Traduction : Daniel Cunin

 

  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • MuntPunt
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • LOFT 58
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Commission européenne
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Swedish Institute
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union