| Elaine Feinstein: Poems for Arnold A visit I still remember love like another country with an almost forgotten landscape of salty skin and a dry mouth. I think there was always a temptation to escape from the violence of that sun, the sudden insignificance of ambition, the prowl of jealousy like a witch’s cat . Last night I was sailing in my sleep like an old seafarer, with scurvy colouring my thoughts, there was moonlight and ice on green waters. Hallucinations. Dangerous nostalgia. And early this morning you whispered as if you were lying softly at my side: Are you still angry with me? And spoke my name with so much tenderness, I cried. I never reproached you much that I remember, not even when I should; to me, you were the boy in Ravel’s garden who always longed to be good, as the forest creatures knew, and so do I. | Elaine Feinstein: Poeme pentru Arnold Vizita Imi amintesc inca de iubire ca de un alt taram Ale carui privelisti aproape ca le-am uitat, Pielea sarata si buzele uscate. Cred ca Am nutrit dintotdeauna dorinta de a scapa De arsita acelui soare, surprinzatoarea Inconsistenta a ambitiei, Gelozia ce-si asteapta prada ca pisica unei vrajitoare. Noaptea trecuta am visat ca plutesc Asemeni unui marinar batran lovit de boala Luna si gheata de pe valurile verzi Imi luminau gandurile. Fantasme. Lunecoasa nostalgie. Si in zori ti-am auzit aievea soapta Si te-am simtit suav langa mine Inca mai imi porti pica? Si mi-ai rostit Numele atat de tandru, am strigat Nu ti-am reprosat aprope nimic Din cate-mi amintesc, nici atunci cand trebuia Ai fost pentru mine baiatul din gradina edenului Aspirand mereu la inocenta Fiarelor din salbaticie…ca si mine. Roxana Mindrican |
TRANSLATION CAFÉ 2008, Nr. 23/January 15, 2008, Anny Ballardini, Translations from: Anny Ballardini – Someone else by Gabriela Moldovan – Altcineva
Anny Ballardini - Someone elseI woke up this morningand they had stolen my carmy house my bed my eyesmy mind my family my fatemy job my friendsleft there on the scorching groundI went downtown and got a plastic hearta couple of colored marbles for my...