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الأيسلاندية

Carolina Pihelgas

الأستونية

X. [Þú segir]

Þú segir:
                      „Ég er ríkur og orðinn
                      auðugur og þarfnast einskis“

                      Þú veist ekki að þú ert vesalingur
                      og aumingi, fátækur, blindur og nakinn

                                            obsassa veldur usla
                                            berrassa betur í basli

                                                     munnmök eru talin eiga uppruna sinn í
                                                       kínverskum trúarbrögðum

           Vændiskonur detta ekki í lukkupotta

                                                                  þeim er hrint

© Eirikur Örn Norddahl
الإنتاج المسموع: Literaturwerkstatt Berlin 2010

X.[Sa ütled]

Sa ütled:
                       „Ma olen rikas, jah, ma olen
                      jõukas ja mul pole mitte midagi tarvis”

                      Samas ei tea sa seda et just sina oled see armetu,
                      õnnetu, vaene, pime ja alasti

                                            segadus hop-hoplaa
                                            parem palja perssega

                                                             suuseks arvatakse pärinevat
                                                             hiina mütoloogiast

              Prostituutid ei komista õnne otsa

                                                               neile pannakse jalg ette

Translation: Carolina Pihelgas.