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Dolores Dorantes
10.-We all want you to keep us alive
“10.-We all want you to keep us alive. We want you to hold us at a boil. For you to say yes and then some. For you to command us, get out and show me your tongues. We all want you to redden us. For you to cut across us. We want to receive the blow of your tongue and lose ourselves. Try to hold onto us and take us on a stroll. Try to discover what we are. We are your codes, a line of figures for you to subjugate. Numbers, red and brilliant. Boiling.”
© Translation: 2012, Jen Hofer
10.-We all want you to keep us alive
“10.-We willen allemaal dat jij ons in leven houdt. We willen dat jij ons kokend houdt. Dat je ja zegt en nog meer. Dat je bevel geeft ga liggen en laat me jullie tong zien. We willen allemaal dat je ons laat blozen. Dat je ons doorboort. We willen de klap van jouw tong voelen en ons verliezen. Probeer ons vast te binden en met ons te wandelen. Probeer te ontdekken wat we zijn. We zijn jouw codes, een rij getallen die jij moet onderwerpen. Glimmende, rode getallen. Kokend.”
© Vertaling: 2012, Mariolein Sabarte Belacortu
“10.-Todas queremos que nos mantengas vivas. Queremos que nos tengas hirviendo. Que digas sí y más. Que ordenes échense y muéstrenme la lengua. Todas queremos que nos enrojezcas. Que nos atravieses. Queremos recibir el golpe de tu lengua y perdernos. Intenta sujetarnos y pasear con nosotras. Intenta descubrir lo que somos. Somos tus códigos, una hilera de cifras para que nos sometas. Números rojos y brillantes. Hirviendo.”
© 2011, Dolores Dorantes
From: Estilo
Publisher: ManoSanta Editores, Guadalajara
From: Estilo
Publisher: ManoSanta Editores, Guadalajara
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10.-We all want you to keep us alive
“10.-We all want you to keep us alive. We want you to hold us at a boil. For you to say yes and then some. For you to command us, get out and show me your tongues. We all want you to redden us. For you to cut across us. We want to receive the blow of your tongue and lose ourselves. Try to hold onto us and take us on a stroll. Try to discover what we are. We are your codes, a line of figures for you to subjugate. Numbers, red and brilliant. Boiling.”
© 2012, Jen Hofer
From: Estilo
From: Estilo
10.-We all want you to keep us alive
“10.-We all want you to keep us alive. We want you to hold us at a boil. For you to say yes and then some. For you to command us, get out and show me your tongues. We all want you to redden us. For you to cut across us. We want to receive the blow of your tongue and lose ourselves. Try to hold onto us and take us on a stroll. Try to discover what we are. We are your codes, a line of figures for you to subjugate. Numbers, red and brilliant. Boiling.”
© 2012, Jen Hofer
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