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in danish town rivers are flowing

in danish town rivers are flowing
who said there were none
in my dreams danish town roars
like a waterfall
down o’er the edge of the world

each of my thoughts is a flash
from a machine-gun tape
every quiver of my body
is a signal from a radio transmitter
is someone out there

some marvellous amateur?

© Translation: 2007, Eric Dickens
Publisher: Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam, 2007

in danish town rivers are flowing

taanilinnas voolab jõgesi
kes on öelnud et ei voola
mu unedes kohiseb taanilinn
kosena
alla ilma servalt

iga mu mõte on siis säfatus
kuulipildujalindilt
iga mu keha värin
laine ööraadiosaatjalt
on\'s keegi kuuldel

mõni imeline amatöör?

© 2005, Jürgen Rooste
From: Ilusaks inimeseks
Publisher: Verb, Tallinn

Jürgen Rooste

Jürgen Rooste

(Estonia, 1979)

There is a close connection between the life of Jürgen Rooste and the Estonian capital, Tallinn. He was born there in 1979, went to school there and studied Estonian linguistics at the Pedagogical University of Tallinn, and also where he taught literature at a secondary school. For the past five years, Rooste has also worked as editor of the cultural weekly Sirp. Since March 2007, he has been h...

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in danish town rivers are flowing

in danish town rivers are flowing
who said there were none
in my dreams danish town roars
like a waterfall
down o’er the edge of the world

each of my thoughts is a flash
from a machine-gun tape
every quiver of my body
is a signal from a radio transmitter
is someone out there

some marvellous amateur?

© 2007, Eric Dickens
From: Ilusaks inimeseks
Publisher: 2007, Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam

in danish town rivers are flowing

in danish town rivers are flowing
who said there were none
in my dreams danish town roars
like a waterfall
down o’er the edge of the world

each of my thoughts is a flash
from a machine-gun tape
every quiver of my body
is a signal from a radio transmitter
is someone out there

some marvellous amateur?

© 2007, Eric Dickens
Publisher: 2007, Poetry International Festival, Rotterdam

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