Poem
Márcio-André
the day rises in golden fury
the day rises in golden furyand before it
antennae plot revolutions
with their antennae’s mind
to live and to die is not much –
what’s left is to await cancer in the ligaments
in the time of the time that’s left
this music of stone:
this i
that inhabits a body
is less than body
and refuses to be happy in this city
and grows old without having ever been young
even if the antennae sustain insect elegance
against the afternoon
metallic cluster
on filthy slabs
© Translation: 2012, Ana Hudson
de dag verschijnt met de furie van goud
de dag verschijnt met de furie van gouden voor hem
bekokstoven antennes de revolutie
volgens hun antenneverstand
geboren worden en sterven stelt weinig meer voor –
rest het wachten op kanker van het bindweefsel
in de tijd van de tijd die rest
deze muziek van steen:
dit ik
dat een lichaam bewoont
is minder dan lichaam
en weigert gelukkig te zijn in deze stad
en veroudert zonder ooit jong te zijn geweest
ook al volharden de antennes in hun insecteneleganties
tegen de middag
metalige zwerm
op smoezelige schalies
© Vertaling: 2012, Arie Pos
o dia surge com a fúria do ouro
no seu entendimento de antenas
nascer e morrer já não é grande coisa –
sobra aguardar dos ligamentos o câncer
no tempo do tempo que resta
esta música de pedra:
e recusa a ser feliz nesta cidade
e envelhece sem jamais ter sido jovem
ainda que as antenas sustentem elegâncias de inseto
e ante ele
antenas conspiram a revoluçãono seu entendimento de antenas
nascer e morrer já não é grande coisa –
sobra aguardar dos ligamentos o câncer
no tempo do tempo que resta
esta música de pedra:
esse eu
que habita um corpo
é menos que corpo
e recusa a ser feliz nesta cidade
e envelhece sem jamais ter sido jovem
ainda que as antenas sustentem elegâncias de inseto
contra a tarde
cardume metálico
no encardido das lajes
cardume metálico
no encardido das lajes
© 2012, Márcio-André
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the day rises in golden fury
the day rises in golden furyand before it
antennae plot revolutions
with their antennae’s mind
to live and to die is not much –
what’s left is to await cancer in the ligaments
in the time of the time that’s left
this music of stone:
this i
that inhabits a body
is less than body
and refuses to be happy in this city
and grows old without having ever been young
even if the antennae sustain insect elegance
against the afternoon
metallic cluster
on filthy slabs
© 2012, Ana Hudson
the day rises in golden fury
the day rises in golden furyand before it
antennae plot revolutions
with their antennae’s mind
to live and to die is not much –
what’s left is to await cancer in the ligaments
in the time of the time that’s left
this music of stone:
this i
that inhabits a body
is less than body
and refuses to be happy in this city
and grows old without having ever been young
even if the antennae sustain insect elegance
against the afternoon
metallic cluster
on filthy slabs
© 2012, Ana Hudson
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