Poem
Tone Hødnebø
THE WORDS on the paper
THE WORDS on the paperare exchangeable for anything: you, we, us
a person’s life is quickly told
and a number is a number, Pythagoras said
a sybaritic cat is following
god knows how many times
hard on my heels
I throw the dice
to gain time I will have to lose it
you must peak through your eyes
even though it’s like hiding;
not to say anything is also to speak.
I do not stumble, I fall
and this is just the beginning.
© Translation: 2007, Anthony Barnett
THE WORDS on the paper
ORDENE på papiret
kan byttes ut med alt; du, vi, oss
et menneskes liv er kort fortalt
og et tall er et tall, sa Pythagoras
en sybarisk katt er for
gud vet hvilken gang
i hælene på meg
Jeg kaster terningen
for å vinne tid må jeg miste den
det gjelder å se ut gjennom øynene
selv om det er å skjule seg;
å ikke si noe er også å tale.
Jeg snubler ikke, jeg faller
og dette er bare begynnelsen.
kan byttes ut med alt; du, vi, oss
et menneskes liv er kort fortalt
og et tall er et tall, sa Pythagoras
en sybarisk katt er for
gud vet hvilken gang
i hælene på meg
Jeg kaster terningen
for å vinne tid må jeg miste den
det gjelder å se ut gjennom øynene
selv om det er å skjule seg;
å ikke si noe er også å tale.
Jeg snubler ikke, jeg faller
og dette er bare begynnelsen.
© 2004, Tone Hødnebø
From: Nedtegnelser
Publisher: Kolon forlag, Oslo
From: Nedtegnelser
Publisher: Kolon forlag, Oslo
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THE WORDS on the paper
THE WORDS on the paperare exchangeable for anything: you, we, us
a person’s life is quickly told
and a number is a number, Pythagoras said
a sybaritic cat is following
god knows how many times
hard on my heels
I throw the dice
to gain time I will have to lose it
you must peak through your eyes
even though it’s like hiding;
not to say anything is also to speak.
I do not stumble, I fall
and this is just the beginning.
© 2007, Anthony Barnett
From: Nedtegnelser
From: Nedtegnelser
THE WORDS on the paper
THE WORDS on the paperare exchangeable for anything: you, we, us
a person’s life is quickly told
and a number is a number, Pythagoras said
a sybaritic cat is following
god knows how many times
hard on my heels
I throw the dice
to gain time I will have to lose it
you must peak through your eyes
even though it’s like hiding;
not to say anything is also to speak.
I do not stumble, I fall
and this is just the beginning.
© 2007, Anthony Barnett
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