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Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
THANKS FOR THE PLATE
thanks for everything you never getand thanks for what you get it on
thanks for the plate
thank the plate for its flatness
thank the plate
for the head of John
thank the plate for
Salome's dance on it
thanks for each day’s
silver plate
thanks for each night’s
golden plate
thank the ocean’s hammerers
thank sun thank moon
thank the ocean for your thirst
thank the sugar for the salt
thanks for everything
you never get
and thanks for what
you never get it on
© Translation: 2013, David McDuff
Bedankt voor de schaal
bedankt voor alles wat je nooit krijgten bedankt voor waar je het op krijgt
bedankt voor de schaal
bedank de schaal voor zijn vlak
bedank de schaal
voor Johannes’ hoofd
bedank de schaal
voor Salomé’s dans erop
bedank de zilveren schaal
van elke dag
bedank de gouden schaal
van elke nacht
bedank de timmeraars van de zee
bedank zon bedank maan
bedank de zee voor je dorst
bedank de suiker voor het zout
bedank voor alles
wat je nooit krijgt
en bedank voor dat
waar je het nooit op krijgt
© Vertaling: 2019, Liesbeth Huijer
TAKK FOR FATET
takk for alt du aldri fårog takk for det du får det på
takk for fatet
takk fatet for dets flate
takk fatet
for Johannes´ hode
takk fatet
for Salomes dans på det
takk alle dagers
sølvfat
takk alle netters
gullfat
takk havets hamrere
takk sol takk måne
takk havet for din tørst
takk sukkeret for saltet
takk for alt
du aldri får
og takk for det
du aldri får det på
© 2010, Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
From: Erfaring og forsvinning
Publisher: Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
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Publisher: Forlaget Oktober, Oslo
Siri Torjesen (vocals), Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen (recitation), Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (alto saxophone), Knut Vaage (piano).
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THANKS FOR THE PLATE
thanks for everything you never getand thanks for what you get it on
thanks for the plate
thank the plate for its flatness
thank the plate
for the head of John
thank the plate for
Salome's dance on it
thanks for each day’s
silver plate
thanks for each night’s
golden plate
thank the ocean’s hammerers
thank sun thank moon
thank the ocean for your thirst
thank the sugar for the salt
thanks for everything
you never get
and thanks for what
you never get it on
© 2013, David McDuff
From: Erfaring og forsvinning
Music royalties protected by TONO;From: Erfaring og forsvinning
Siri Torjesen (vocals), Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen (recitation), Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (alto saxophone), Knut Vaage (piano).
THANKS FOR THE PLATE
thanks for everything you never getand thanks for what you get it on
thanks for the plate
thank the plate for its flatness
thank the plate
for the head of John
thank the plate for
Salome's dance on it
thanks for each day’s
silver plate
thanks for each night’s
golden plate
thank the ocean’s hammerers
thank sun thank moon
thank the ocean for your thirst
thank the sugar for the salt
thanks for everything
you never get
and thanks for what
you never get it on
© 2013, David McDuff
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