Poem
Yan Jun
February 2
Three men walk at night
from the roadside to the middle of the road
From three points of space
to three slices of time
Black river white snowy field
there is nothing in winter
How can there be nothing in winter
lamplight shines on birdshit there is nothing in lamplight
A man goes downstairs opens the door
a man wakes too early
Birds fly from East Berlin to West Berlin
Three men walk just like crows
One day from Dongdan to Dongsi
One day from the first floor to the second floor
Lamplight shines on the river
in the cellphone there is nothing at all
2010, Bern
© Translation: 2011, Ao Wang and Eleanor Goodman
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
2 FEBRUARI
drie mensen lopen over de avondweg
van de rand naar het midden van de weg
vanuit drie punten in de lucht
naar drie repen in de tijd
zwarte rivier witte sneeuw
er is niets in de winter
hoe is het mogelijk dat er niets in de winter is?
licht schijnt op de vogelpoep er is niets in het licht
er gaat iemand naar beneden opent de deur
iemand is te vroeg wakker geworden
vogels vliegen van Oost- naar West-Berlijn
drie mensen lopen als kraaien
een dag van Dongdan naar Dongsi (1)
een dag van de eerste naar de tweede verdieping
het licht schijnt op de rivier
er is niets meer in mijn mobieltje
© Vertaling: 2011, Audrey Heijns
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
(1) Dongdan en Dongsi liggen beide in het oostelijk gedeelte van het centrum van Peking. Ze liggen op drie metrohaltes van elkaar verwijderd, maar de afstand is ook te lopen.
© 2010, Yan Jun
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February 2
Three men walk at night
from the roadside to the middle of the road
From three points of space
to three slices of time
Black river white snowy field
there is nothing in winter
How can there be nothing in winter
lamplight shines on birdshit there is nothing in lamplight
A man goes downstairs opens the door
a man wakes too early
Birds fly from East Berlin to West Berlin
Three men walk just like crows
One day from Dongdan to Dongsi
One day from the first floor to the second floor
Lamplight shines on the river
in the cellphone there is nothing at all
2010, Bern
© 2011, Ao Wang and Eleanor Goodman
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
February 2
Three men walk at night
from the roadside to the middle of the road
From three points of space
to three slices of time
Black river white snowy field
there is nothing in winter
How can there be nothing in winter
lamplight shines on birdshit there is nothing in lamplight
A man goes downstairs opens the door
a man wakes too early
Birds fly from East Berlin to West Berlin
Three men walk just like crows
One day from Dongdan to Dongsi
One day from the first floor to the second floor
Lamplight shines on the river
in the cellphone there is nothing at all
2010, Bern
© 2011, Ao Wang and Eleanor Goodman
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
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