Bai Li
BALD IN PENSION
Ich geh bald in den Ruhestand,
räum mein Büro auf.
Nehm nach Hause, was nötig ist.
Alles Andere lass ich zurück.
Den Schreibtisch, das große Bücherregal,
aufgeräumt, aufgeräumt.
Eine kleine Schachtel gepackt.
Und geseufzt:
Jahrzehnte gearbeitet, was bleibt von mir?
Ein junger Mensch in der Firma sagt:
Herr Bai, in ein paar Jahrzehnten
ist jeder von uns eine kleine Kiste.
Übersetzt von MW im November 2023
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WHAT COULD ALSO BE SAID
for Günther Grass
why do they print, why do they distribute
what grass has said, weapons for israel
what will they do with german submarines
built for nuclear missiles?
many who grew up beneath those missiles
with fathers who knew or didn’t know
where their fathers went or what they did,
many who grew up under the weapons
they might understand those who are afraid.
grass didn’t say who should bomb whom.
he asked for observation of weapons
and nuclear reactors at the same time.
what are poems for? what is easter for?
what should have been done in 2012?
MW April 2015
标签：bombs, death, easter, Günther Grass, Germany, heritage, history, iran, israel, legacy, life, literature, media, memory, missiles, nuclear reactors, obituaries, obligations, observation, peace, poetry, politics, war, weapons
发表在 April 2012, April 2015, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
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