NEBUNIA DE A GUSTA TRANDAFIR / THE MADNESS OF TASTING A ROSE

POSTED IN Mariana January 22, 2022

NEBUNIA DE A GUSTA TRANDAFIR / THE MADNESS OF TASTING A ROSE

La radacina fireasca a răului
eu pun o irezistibila pofta de a-mi saruta
in voie miinile
(Ah, prietene
– nebunia de a gusta trandafir
atirnati cu o ureche de rozul bun simt)
La 17 ani,
la 23 si la iarna,
voi continua sa-mi amintesc de mine cu aceeasi precizie
diabolica
Ca si cum pleoapele mi-ar creste pe virful unghiei
– la batrinete mi-as rotunji buzele
pentru cuvintul acela croncanitor…

MARIANA MARIN

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THE MADNESS OF TASTING A ROSE

At the natural root of evil
I lay an irresistible lust to kiss
my hands at will
(Ah, my friend – the madness of tasting a rose
hanging with an ear by the pink common sense)
at 17,
at 23 and in winter,
I will continue to remember myself with the same
devilish precision
as if my eyelids were growing on the tip of my fingernail
– in my old age, I’d round my lips
for that croaking word…

traducere, M. M. Biela