Poem
Tagel Seifu
AB/SIL/ENCE
Is the sign in the library crazy,asking us to be silent here?
Doesn’t it know these shelves are dizzy
with books just waiting to scream?
Books which any visitor can open up
and let explosions out?
Our ears prick up, our hearts go thump
at what is coming up the throat.
Signs should not call for crazy things!
Silence is absent here.
© Translation: 2020, Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: Carcanet Classics, Manchester, 2020
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: Carcanet Classics, Manchester, 2020
ፀጥ/አ/ጥታ
ፀጥ/አ/ጥታ
አብጃል ወይ ግድግዳው የቤትመፃፍቱየዚህ ቤት ፀጥታ ይከበር ማለቱ
በመደርደሪያው ላይ ጥራዝ በሰልፍ ሆኖ
ጩኸት ተጠርዞ ኡኡታ ታፍኖ
እንደ እኔ እግር ጥሎት የመጣው እንግጋ
ያንን ጥራዝ ገልጦ ፣ ጩኸት ሲያፈነዳ
ጆሮዬ እየሰማ ... ልቤ እየተረዳ
ምናል ባታብሉ ... ምናል ባትዋሹ
ከሌለበት ስፍራ ... ፀጥታን ባትሽ ....
© 2020, Tagel Seifu
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AB/SIL/ENCE
Is the sign in the library crazy,asking us to be silent here?
Doesn’t it know these shelves are dizzy
with books just waiting to scream?
Books which any visitor can open up
and let explosions out?
Our ears prick up, our hearts go thump
at what is coming up the throat.
Signs should not call for crazy things!
Silence is absent here.
© 2020, Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
AB/SIL/ENCE
Is the sign in the library crazy,asking us to be silent here?
Doesn’t it know these shelves are dizzy
with books just waiting to scream?
Books which any visitor can open up
and let explosions out?
Our ears prick up, our hearts go thump
at what is coming up the throat.
Signs should not call for crazy things!
Silence is absent here.
© 2020, Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
From: Songs We Learn From Trees
Publisher: 2020, Carcanet Classics, Manchester
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