Poem
Remco Campert
Sailor’s Song
When I was littleI wore a sailor suit
my mother took me
to the pond in the woods
I let my sailboat float
on the end of a piece of string
there was a murmur in the trees
the wind blew from the sea
Many ports of call later
and my mother is dead
never since have I found
an anchorage so secure
© Translation: 2011, Donald Gardner
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
ZEEMANSLIEDJE
ZEEMANSLIEDJE
Toen ik klein wasdroeg ik een matrozenpakje
mijn moeder nam me mee
naar de vijver in het bos
daar aan een touwtje
liet ik mijn zeilboot varen
de bomen ruisten
de wind kwam van zee
Nu is het vele havens later
en mijn moeder dood
nooit vond ik meer
zo’n veilige ree
© 2011, Remco Campert
From: Een oud geluid
Publisher: De Bezige Bij / Poetry International, Amsterdam
From: Een oud geluid
Publisher: De Bezige Bij / Poetry International, Amsterdam
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Sailor’s Song
When I was littleI wore a sailor suit
my mother took me
to the pond in the woods
I let my sailboat float
on the end of a piece of string
there was a murmur in the trees
the wind blew from the sea
Many ports of call later
and my mother is dead
never since have I found
an anchorage so secure
© 2011, Donald Gardner
From: Een oud geluid
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW, Amsterdam
From: Een oud geluid
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW, Amsterdam
Sailor’s Song
When I was littleI wore a sailor suit
my mother took me
to the pond in the woods
I let my sailboat float
on the end of a piece of string
there was a murmur in the trees
the wind blew from the sea
Many ports of call later
and my mother is dead
never since have I found
an anchorage so secure
© 2011, Donald Gardner
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
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