(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

 

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