中国大好き

Bai Jun
​WILL OF THE PEOPLE

To my chagrin
as former class monitor
I have to say, I also have
conducted such a vote.
Gathered all the children’s ballots,
never looked at them at all,
just threw it out
in the garbage can at the office.
And then
I selected the student I had in mind,
told them this student had the most votes
to make him their speaker.

Translated by MW, October 2024

Bai Jun
​WILLE DES VOLKES

​Zu meiner Schande
​als ehemaliger Klassenvorstand
muss ich sagen, auch ich
hab eine solche Wahl durchgeführt.
Hab die Stimmen der Kinder
eingesammelt,
nicht einmal angeschaut
und sofort im Büro
im Papierkorb entsorgt.
Und nachher
den Schüler, der mir gepasst hat,
als den mit den meisten Stimmen
zum Klassensprecher bestimmt.

Übersetzt von MW im Oktober 2024

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