The Taste of You Leaving

The Taste of You Leaving

Despair is soft and gritty,
It wraps around my limbs,
I take a dose of pity -
Soapy, melty thin.
I eat up all my heartbreak,
A raw-edged, chewy hide.
It is so very filling
And settles its weight inside.

Le goût de ton départ

 (extrait)

Le desespoir est doux et reche 

Il s’enroule autour de mes membres 

Je prends une dose de pitié - 

Mousseuse, fine couche fondante. 

Je mange tous mes chagrins

Bord, brut, cache moelleuse. 

Si rassasiant 

Et pèse son poids en moi.

Traduction : Catherine Le Pelley

De smaak van jouw vertrek

(fragment)

Wanhoop is zacht en schurend, 

Het wikkelt zich om mijn ledematen, 

Ik neem een dosis medelijden -

Zeperig, smeltend dun.

Ik eet al mijn hartzeer op

Een ruw, taai vel. 

Het is zo ontzettend vullend 

En nestelt zich zwaar van binnen. 

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