Poem
Paul van Ostaijen
MYTHOS
A tall hand protrudes in the nightand it protrudes before the night
for the night is alone yonder blueness
at the far end of my eyes
and before the blue night slides on white dove
if a white hare were to slide before your eyes
across that very street beware
it transfers your life
from the one scale to the other
and you do not know
what this portends
© Translation: 1982, Peter Nijmeijer
From: The First Book of Schmoll. Selected Poems
Publisher: Bridges, Amsterdam, 1982
From: The First Book of Schmoll. Selected Poems
Publisher: Bridges, Amsterdam, 1982
Mythos
Mythos
Een hoge hand steekt in de nachten zij steekt vóór de nacht
omdat de nacht alleen is gene blauwheid
aan \'t einde van mijn ogen
en vóór de blauwe nacht schuift éen witte duif
zo een witte haas schuift voor uw ogen
over de straat neem u in acht
hij draagt uw leven over
van d\'ene schaal naar d\'andere
en gij weet niet
wat dit beduidt
© 1926, Paul van Ostaijen
From: Verzamelde gedichten
Publisher: Bert Bakker, Amsterdam
From: Verzamelde gedichten
Publisher: Bert Bakker, Amsterdam
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Poems of Paul van Ostaijen
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MYTHOS
A tall hand protrudes in the nightand it protrudes before the night
for the night is alone yonder blueness
at the far end of my eyes
and before the blue night slides on white dove
if a white hare were to slide before your eyes
across that very street beware
it transfers your life
from the one scale to the other
and you do not know
what this portends
© 1982, Peter Nijmeijer
From: The First Book of Schmoll. Selected Poems
Publisher: 1982, Bridges, Amsterdam
From: The First Book of Schmoll. Selected Poems
Publisher: 1982, Bridges, Amsterdam
MYTHOS
A tall hand protrudes in the nightand it protrudes before the night
for the night is alone yonder blueness
at the far end of my eyes
and before the blue night slides on white dove
if a white hare were to slide before your eyes
across that very street beware
it transfers your life
from the one scale to the other
and you do not know
what this portends
© 1982, Peter Nijmeijer
From: The First Book of Schmoll. Selected Poems
Publisher: 1982, Bridges, Amsterdam
From: The First Book of Schmoll. Selected Poems
Publisher: 1982, Bridges, Amsterdam
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