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Poetry in Translation (CCCXIV): Alexandru O. TEODOREANU, aka PASTOREL (1894-1964), ROMANIA – “Soldate Rus, Slavă Ţie!”, “Hail, Soviet Soldier!”, “Gloire au Soldat Soviétique!” –

January 23rd, 2015 · Comments Off on Poetry in Translation (CCCXIV): Alexandru O. TEODOREANU, aka PASTOREL (1894-1964), ROMANIA – “Soldate Rus, Slavă Ţie!”, “Hail, Soviet Soldier!”, “Gloire au Soldat Soviétique!” – · Poetry, quotations, Translations

You, Soviet soldier, Soviet soldier,
Why are you perched so high, I wonder?
Because you conquered us, as well,
Or that your feet may stink like hell?

“GLOIRE AU SOLDAT SOVIÉTIQUE!”
Păstorel Teodoreanu
(1894-1964),

Toi soviétique, si haut perché,
Pourquoi es-tu si isolé?
Serait-ce par marque de respect? s
Ou pour ne pas sentir tes pieds?

Version Francaise par Constantin ROMAN,
London © 2014 Copyright Constantin ROMAN, Londres

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Poetry in Translation (CXLV): Elizabeta BAKOVSKA (b.1969) Macedonia, “How we speak”, “Cum vorbim”

November 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on Poetry in Translation (CXLV): Elizabeta BAKOVSKA (b.1969) Macedonia, “How we speak”, “Cum vorbim” · International Media, PEOPLE, Poetry, quotations, Translations

Do you remember me
your hand asks me.
Your eyes are a dry desert sky.
On my chest I have a hole,
when it rains
my heart is wet.
I comfort you
with muscle contractions
one small,
two strong,
one small.
Save our souls
from this ship that endlessly sinks.
We keep quiet,
for we are bad translators
of our love.

Mai îţi aminteşti de mine,
mă întreabă mâna mea.
Ochii tăi reflectă cerul pustiului.
În piept am o gaură,
iar când plouă
inima se înneacă.
Te consolez
cu o zvâcnire de muşchi:
una uşoară, doua puternice
si iarăşi una uşoară.
Doamne, salvează sufletele noastre
din această barcă ce se scufundă.
Stăm liniştiţi,
căci tălmăcim greşit
dragostea noastră.

(Rendered in Romanian
by Constantin ROMAN, London,
© 2012, Copyright Constantin ROMAN)

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