Poem
Monica Aasprong
I shall tell you the fairy tale
I shall tell you the fairy tale you’re so fond of. That of the fire:I met the fire in the forest
the fire saw me and looked
at me with blazing eyes
it came closer and closer
and the warmth warmed
from its arms yellow
its face red
it stops and asks:
will you come with me into the forest
come with me through the trees
through the grass
across the field, I’ll go
under the earth, said the fire
with its mouth full of bark
and its voice full of flowers
and I joined it on its journey
walked beside it in the dark
I’ll show the way, said the fire
© Translation: 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
I shall tell you the fairy tale
Jeg skal fortelle deg det eventyret du liker så godt. Det om ilden:
Jeg møtte ilden i skogen
ilden så meg og så på
meg med skinnende øyne
den kom nærmere og nærmere
og varmen varmet
fra armene gule
ansiktet rødt
den stopper og spør:
blir du med meg inn i skogen
bli med meg gjennom trærne
gjennom gresset
bortover marka, skal jeg
under jorda, sa ilden
med munnen full av bark
og stemmen full av blomster
og jeg slo følge med den videre
gikk ved siden av den i mørket
jeg viser vei, sa ilden
Jeg møtte ilden i skogen
ilden så meg og så på
meg med skinnende øyne
den kom nærmere og nærmere
og varmen varmet
fra armene gule
ansiktet rødt
den stopper og spør:
blir du med meg inn i skogen
bli med meg gjennom trærne
gjennom gresset
bortover marka, skal jeg
under jorda, sa ilden
med munnen full av bark
og stemmen full av blomster
og jeg slo følge med den videre
gikk ved siden av den i mørket
jeg viser vei, sa ilden
© 2010, Monica Aasprong
From: Et diktet barn
Publisher: Cappelen Damm, Oslo
From: Et diktet barn
Publisher: Cappelen Damm, Oslo
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I shall tell you the fairy tale
I shall tell you the fairy tale you’re so fond of. That of the fire:I met the fire in the forest
the fire saw me and looked
at me with blazing eyes
it came closer and closer
and the warmth warmed
from its arms yellow
its face red
it stops and asks:
will you come with me into the forest
come with me through the trees
through the grass
across the field, I’ll go
under the earth, said the fire
with its mouth full of bark
and its voice full of flowers
and I joined it on its journey
walked beside it in the dark
I’ll show the way, said the fire
© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
From: Et diktet barn
From: Et diktet barn
I shall tell you the fairy tale
I shall tell you the fairy tale you’re so fond of. That of the fire:I met the fire in the forest
the fire saw me and looked
at me with blazing eyes
it came closer and closer
and the warmth warmed
from its arms yellow
its face red
it stops and asks:
will you come with me into the forest
come with me through the trees
through the grass
across the field, I’ll go
under the earth, said the fire
with its mouth full of bark
and its voice full of flowers
and I joined it on its journey
walked beside it in the dark
I’ll show the way, said the fire
© 2013, May-Brit Akerholt
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