Poem
Ann Cotten
SELF-ESTEEM
The Oil must leak.The tongue must toil.
Man must use
both tongue and oil.
The man licks the donor,
the tongue licks the oil.
The oil invents
a concept of honor.
© Translation: 2011, Ann Cotten
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
EIGENWAARDE
De olie wil likken.De tong wil blazen.
De mens wil olie
en tong verbazen.
De mens likt met
de tong olie.
De olie ontdekt
het eergevoel.
© Vertaling: 2011, Erik de Smedt
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
SELBSTWERT
Das Öl will lecken.Die Zunge will fauchen.
Der Mensch will Öl
und Zunge gebrauchen.
Der Mensch leckt mit
der Zunge Öl.
Das Öl erfand
das Ehrgefühl.
© 2010, Ann Cotten
From: Florida-Räume
Publisher: Suhrkamp, Berlin
From: Florida-Räume
Publisher: Suhrkamp, Berlin
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SELF-ESTEEM
The Oil must leak.The tongue must toil.
Man must use
both tongue and oil.
The man licks the donor,
the tongue licks the oil.
The oil invents
a concept of honor.
© 2011, Ann Cotten
From: Florida-Räume
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW, Berlin
From: Florida-Räume
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW, Berlin
SELF-ESTEEM
The Oil must leak.The tongue must toil.
Man must use
both tongue and oil.
The man licks the donor,
the tongue licks the oil.
The oil invents
a concept of honor.
© 2011, Ann Cotten
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
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