Poem
Paul Bogaert
TUCK ME IN
Tell me that it’s time, tell me thatI’m tired, leave all protests unheard,
give me a flannel, the bear I know’s mine,
show me my bed, tuck me in,
smell of soap, tell me how
princesses always sleep soundly
and just vanish, don’t go too
far, cover me up, tuck me in,
leave me alone, don’t throw sand in
my eyes, don’t put on any
song, don’t reconcile me to the night,
do what I do, tuck me in.
© Translation: 2006, John Irons
DEK ME TOE
DEK ME TOE
Zeg me dat het tijd is, zeg me dat ik moeben, geef niet toe aan verzet,
geef me een washand, de beer die ik ken,
wijs me een bed, dek me toe,
ruik naar zeep, vertel mij hoe
prinsessen slapen als bij wonder
en verdwijn maar, ga niet te
ver, stop mij onder, dek me toe,
laat mij alleen, strooi in mijn ogen
geen zand, breng geen lied ten
gehore, verzoen mij niet met de nacht,
doe wat ik doe, dek me toe.
© 1996, Paul Bogaert
From: WELCOME HYGIENE
Publisher: Meulenhoff / Manteau, Amsterdam
From: WELCOME HYGIENE
Publisher: Meulenhoff / Manteau, Amsterdam
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TUCK ME IN
Tell me that it’s time, tell me thatI’m tired, leave all protests unheard,
give me a flannel, the bear I know’s mine,
show me my bed, tuck me in,
smell of soap, tell me how
princesses always sleep soundly
and just vanish, don’t go too
far, cover me up, tuck me in,
leave me alone, don’t throw sand in
my eyes, don’t put on any
song, don’t reconcile me to the night,
do what I do, tuck me in.
© 2006, John Irons
From: WELCOME HYGIENE
From: WELCOME HYGIENE
TUCK ME IN
Tell me that it’s time, tell me thatI’m tired, leave all protests unheard,
give me a flannel, the bear I know’s mine,
show me my bed, tuck me in,
smell of soap, tell me how
princesses always sleep soundly
and just vanish, don’t go too
far, cover me up, tuck me in,
leave me alone, don’t throw sand in
my eyes, don’t put on any
song, don’t reconcile me to the night,
do what I do, tuck me in.
© 2006, John Irons
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