Poem
Øyvind Rimbereid
ROSE I
In the Lufthansa flight on her way home from Milanseven thousand metres above the Alps
she rests her head against the window,
worried about her first assignment for Nortrade.
Soon she dozes, and half-dreaming
she is already over Skagerrak.
But in the handbag under her seat
lies the rose
the Italian contact
bought for her at dinner the night before.
It lies protected
inside Monday’s Milano Finanza
she had hoped she would manage to read.
Innermost, between the light pressure
of the petals,
a yellow larva keeps wriggling.
So: airborne woman, rose and larva.
© Translation: 2011, May-Brit Akerholt
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
ROOS I
In het Lufthansa-toestel naar huis vanuit Milaanzevenduizend meter boven de Alpen
rust ze haar hoofd tegen het raampje,
bezorgd over haar eerste opdracht voor Nortrade.
Al snel sluimert ze en half dromend
is ze al boven het Skagerrak.
Maar in de handtas onder de stoel
ligt de roos
die de Italiaanse contactpersoon
de vorige avond tijdens het diner voor haar kocht.
Hij ligt beschut
in de maandageditie van Milano Finanza
die ze nog had willen lezen.
Binnenin, onder de lichte druk
van de kroonbladen,
kronkelt nog een gele larve.
Dus: vrouw in vliegtuig, roos en larve.
© Vertaling: 2011, Roald van Elswijk
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
ROSE I
I Lufthansa-flyet på vei hjem fra Milano,syv tusen meter over Alpene,
hviler hun hodet mot vinduet,
bekymret over sitt første oppdrag for Nortrade.
Snart slumrer hun, og halvt i drømme
er hun allerede over Skagerrak.
Men i håndvesken under setet
ligger rosen
som den italienske kontakten
kjøpte til henne under middagen kvelden før.
Den ligger beskyttet
inni mandagens Milano Finanza
hun hadde håpet hun ville greie å lese.
Innerst, mellom kronbladenes
lette press,
bukter stadig en gul larve seg.
Altså: flygende kvinne, rose og larve.
© 2008, Øyvind Rimbereid
From: Herbarium
Publisher: Gyldendal Forlag, Oslo
From: Herbarium
Publisher: Gyldendal Forlag, Oslo
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ROSE I
In the Lufthansa flight on her way home from Milanseven thousand metres above the Alps
she rests her head against the window,
worried about her first assignment for Nortrade.
Soon she dozes, and half-dreaming
she is already over Skagerrak.
But in the handbag under her seat
lies the rose
the Italian contact
bought for her at dinner the night before.
It lies protected
inside Monday’s Milano Finanza
she had hoped she would manage to read.
Innermost, between the light pressure
of the petals,
a yellow larva keeps wriggling.
So: airborne woman, rose and larva.
© 2011, May-Brit Akerholt
From: Herbarium
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW, Oslo
From: Herbarium
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW, Oslo
ROSE I
In the Lufthansa flight on her way home from Milanseven thousand metres above the Alps
she rests her head against the window,
worried about her first assignment for Nortrade.
Soon she dozes, and half-dreaming
she is already over Skagerrak.
But in the handbag under her seat
lies the rose
the Italian contact
bought for her at dinner the night before.
It lies protected
inside Monday’s Milano Finanza
she had hoped she would manage to read.
Innermost, between the light pressure
of the petals,
a yellow larva keeps wriggling.
So: airborne woman, rose and larva.
© 2011, May-Brit Akerholt
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
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