Poem
Tomaž Šalamun
Jonah
how does the sun set?like snow
what color is the sea?
large
Jonah are you salty?
I’m salty
Jonah are you a flag?
I’m a flag
the fireflies rest now
what are stones like?
green
how do little dogs play?
like flowers
Jonah are you a fish?
I’m a fish
Jonah are you a sea urchin?
I’m a sea urchin
listen to the flow
Jonah is the roe running through the woods
Jonah is the mountain breathing
Jonah is all the houses
have you ever heard such a rainbow?
what is the dew like?
are you asleep?
© Translation: 1997, Tomaž Šalamun and Elliott Anderson
From: The Four Questions of Melancholy
Publisher: White Pine Press, Buffalo, New York, 1997
From: The Four Questions of Melancholy
Publisher: White Pine Press, Buffalo, New York, 1997
Jon
Jon
kako zahaja sonce?kot sneg
kakšne barve je morje?
široko
jon si slan?
slan sem
jon si zastava?
zastava sem
vse kresnice počivajo
kakšni so kamni?
zeleni
kako se igrajo kužki?
kot mak
jon si riba?
riba sem
jon si morski ježek?
morski ježek sem
poslušaj kako šumi
jon je če teče srna skozi gozd
jon je če gledam goro kako diha
jon so vse hiše
slišiš kakšna mavrica?
kakšna je rosa?
spiš?
© 1971, Tomaž Šalamun
From: Romanje za Maruško
Publisher: Ljubljana, Cankarjeva založba
From: Romanje za Maruško
Publisher: Ljubljana, Cankarjeva založba
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Jonah
how does the sun set?like snow
what color is the sea?
large
Jonah are you salty?
I’m salty
Jonah are you a flag?
I’m a flag
the fireflies rest now
what are stones like?
green
how do little dogs play?
like flowers
Jonah are you a fish?
I’m a fish
Jonah are you a sea urchin?
I’m a sea urchin
listen to the flow
Jonah is the roe running through the woods
Jonah is the mountain breathing
Jonah is all the houses
have you ever heard such a rainbow?
what is the dew like?
are you asleep?
© 1997, Tomaž Šalamun and Elliott Anderson
From: The Four Questions of Melancholy
Publisher: 1997, White Pine Press, Buffalo, New York
From: The Four Questions of Melancholy
Publisher: 1997, White Pine Press, Buffalo, New York
Jonah
how does the sun set?like snow
what color is the sea?
large
Jonah are you salty?
I’m salty
Jonah are you a flag?
I’m a flag
the fireflies rest now
what are stones like?
green
how do little dogs play?
like flowers
Jonah are you a fish?
I’m a fish
Jonah are you a sea urchin?
I’m a sea urchin
listen to the flow
Jonah is the roe running through the woods
Jonah is the mountain breathing
Jonah is all the houses
have you ever heard such a rainbow?
what is the dew like?
are you asleep?
© 1997, Tomaž Šalamun and Elliott Anderson
From: The Four Questions of Melancholy
Publisher: 1997, White Pine Press, Buffalo, New York
From: The Four Questions of Melancholy
Publisher: 1997, White Pine Press, Buffalo, New York
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