Poem
Dunya Mikhail
SHOEMAKER
A skillful shoemakerthroughout his life
he has pounded the nails
and smoothed the leather
for a variety of feet:
feet that depart
feet that kick
feet that plunge
feet that pursue
feet that run
feet that trample
feet that collapse
feet that jump
feet that trip
feet that are still
feet that tremble
feet that dance
feet that return . . .
Life is a handful of nails
in the hand of a shoemaker.
© Translation: 2005, Dunya Mikhail, Elizabeth Winslow and Dan Veach
From: The War Works hard
Publisher: New Directions, New York, 2005
From: The War Works hard
Publisher: New Directions, New York, 2005
SCHOENMAKER
Een bekwaam schoenmakerslaat zijn hele leven
op spijkers
hij maakt de huiden vlak voor allerlei voeten
voeten vertrekken
voeten schoppen
voeten duiken onder
voeten volgen
voeten rennen
voeten vertrappen
voeten storten neer
voeten springen
voeten slippen
voeten bewegen niet
voeten trillen
voeten dansen
voeten komen terug
voeten …
het leven is een handvol spijkers
in een schoenmakershand
© Vertaling: 2009, Kees Nijland en Asad Jaber
صانع أحذية
صانع أحذية ماهر
طوال عمرهِ
يدقُّ المسامير
يسوي الجلود لمختلف الأقدام:
أقدام تغادر
أقدام تركل
أقدام تغوص
أقدام تتبع
أقدام تركض
أقدام تدوس
أقدام تتهاوى
أقدام تقفز
أقدام تزلّ
أقدام لاتتحرك
أقدام ترتجف
أقدام ترقص
أقدام تعود
أقدام...
الحياة حفنة مسامير
بيد صانع أحذية
طوال عمرهِ
يدقُّ المسامير
يسوي الجلود لمختلف الأقدام:
أقدام تغادر
أقدام تركل
أقدام تغوص
أقدام تتبع
أقدام تركض
أقدام تدوس
أقدام تتهاوى
أقدام تقفز
أقدام تزلّ
أقدام لاتتحرك
أقدام ترتجف
أقدام ترقص
أقدام تعود
أقدام...
الحياة حفنة مسامير
بيد صانع أحذية
© 2005, Dunya Mikhail
From: The War Works Hard
Publisher: New Directions, New York
From: The War Works Hard
Publisher: New Directions, New York
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SHOEMAKER
A skillful shoemakerthroughout his life
he has pounded the nails
and smoothed the leather
for a variety of feet:
feet that depart
feet that kick
feet that plunge
feet that pursue
feet that run
feet that trample
feet that collapse
feet that jump
feet that trip
feet that are still
feet that tremble
feet that dance
feet that return . . .
Life is a handful of nails
in the hand of a shoemaker.
© 2005, Dunya Mikhail, Elizabeth Winslow and Dan Veach
From: The War Works hard
Publisher: 2005, New Directions, New York
From: The War Works hard
Publisher: 2005, New Directions, New York
SHOEMAKER
A skillful shoemakerthroughout his life
he has pounded the nails
and smoothed the leather
for a variety of feet:
feet that depart
feet that kick
feet that plunge
feet that pursue
feet that run
feet that trample
feet that collapse
feet that jump
feet that trip
feet that are still
feet that tremble
feet that dance
feet that return . . .
Life is a handful of nails
in the hand of a shoemaker.
© 2005, Dunya Mikhail, Elizabeth Winslow and Dan Veach
From: The War Works hard
Publisher: 2005, New Directions, New York
From: The War Works hard
Publisher: 2005, New Directions, New York
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