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Julia Cimafiejeva (Юля Цімафеева)

Цырк

  • 1 MOTHER TONGUE | Translations: deru
  • 2 не кіно | Translations: de
  • 3 паслядоўнасць | Translations: deru
  • 4 гульня ў памяць | Translations: de
  • 5 Цырк | Translations: encsnoplruukde
  • 6 Цела паэткі | Translations: encsplderu
  • 7 Альгерду Б. | Translations: deplukru
Language: belarusian
Translations: english (Circus), czech (Cirkus), norwegian (Sirkus), polish (Cyrk), russian (Цирк), ukrainian (Цирк), german (Zirkus)
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Цырк

Я нарадзілася
з вандроўным цыркам унутры.
З цыркам, толькі падумай,
у палескай вёсцы.
Жанглёры, акрабаты,
барадатыя жанчыны…
Які сорам!

Вандроўны цырк
вырастаў разам са мной,
як ваўчаня, што хоча мяса,
яны ўсе хацелі феерверкаў
і шырокіх дарог.
А тут
бураковыя палі,
каларадскія жукі,
народныя прыкметы.

Я хавала свой цырк
між старонак кніг,
як гербарый.
Жанглёраў, акрабатаў,
барадатых жанчын
я выпроствала
ў спадзеве высушыць
іхнія прагныя целы.

Але цыркачы
адмаўляліся гінуць,
яны раслі і мацнелі
пад коўдрай старонак,
на калорыях літар,
у шатры майго цела.

Яны вучыліся
цыркавым хітрыкам,
як вучацца качаняты,
кураняты, парсючкі.

І калі набраліся сіл,
знайшлі драбіны,
накрэмзалі мапу –
калі змаглі ўсё тое,
чаго хацелі й што мусілі…

Цыркачы мяне скралі.
Цыркачы мяне з’елі.

Цыркачы адкрылі
нарэшце ўва мне
свой вандроўны цырк.

© Юля Цімафеева / Julia Cimafiejeva
From: Цырк (Circus)
Minsk: Zmicier Kolas, 2016
Audio production: Belarusian PEN Centre / Dmitry Ivanov
Categories: identity (personal), infancy & youth

Translations:

Language: english

Circus

I was born with a traveling circus
inside me.
Just imagine, a circus
in a marshland village:
jugglers, acrobats,
a bearded lady.
How embarrassing!

The traveling circus
grew with me,
demanded meat and fireworks,
demanded better roads.
But here -
fields of beets,
potato beetle,
indigenous knowledge.

I flattened my circus,
like a herbarium,
between book pages,
jugglers, acrobats,
bearded ladies,
yet they grew fat
under the blankets of pages,
yet they grew mighty
on high-calorie letters.

They learned
circus tricks
from piglets and chickens.

When they were ready,
they got a wagon,
they scribbled a map,
they did what they had to do.

They kidnapped me.
They ate me.

Then they set up
inside me
their traveling circus.

from Belarusian by Valzhyna Mort
Language: czech

Cirkus

Narodila jsem se
s kočovným cirkusem uvnitř.
S cirkusem, jen si pomysli,
v zapadlé vsi na Polesí.
Žongléři, akrobati,
vousaté ženy...
Jaká hanba!

Kočovny circus
vyrůstal se mnou
jako vlče, které chce maso,
všichni si přáli ohňostroje
a široké cesty.
A tady
lány s řepou,
mandelinky,
lidové pranostiky.

Schovávala jsem svůj cirkus
mezi stránky knih
jako herbář.
Žongléry, akrobaty,
vousaté ženy
jsem narovnávala
s nadějí, že vysuším
jejich roztoužena těla.

Ale cirkusáci
odmítali hynout,
rostli a sílili
pod peřinou stránek,
na kaloriích písmen,
ve stanu mého těla.

Učili se
cirkusácké triky
jako se učí káčata,
kuřata, prasátka.

A když shromáždili síly,
sehnali žebřík,
načmárali mapu –
když dokázali všechno,
co chtěli a museli...

Cirkusáci mě unesli.
Cirkusaci mě snědli.

Cirkusáci ve mně
konečně otevřeli
svůj kočovný cirkus.

Translated from Belarusian by Siarhei Smatrychenka
Language: norwegian

Sirkus

Jeg ble født
med et omreisende sirkus i meg.
Med et sirkus, tenk deg det,
i en polesisk landsby.
Sjonglører, akrobater,
skjeggete damer …
For en skam!

Det omreisende sirkuset
vokste sammen med meg
som en ulvunge, som vil ha kjøtt,
alle ville de ha fyrverkeri
og brede gater.
Men her –
rødbetåkre,
potetbiller,
folkelig kunnskap.


Jeg gjemte sirkuset mitt
mellom boksidene,
som et herbarium.
Sjonglørene, akrobatene,
de skjeggete damene
gjorde jeg flate,
jeg håpet at jeg skulle tørke ut
deres umettelige kropper.
Men sirkusartistene nektet å dø,
de vokste og ble sterke
under boksidenes dyne,
på bokstavenes kalorier,
i min kropps telt.

De lærte seg
sirkustriks,
slik andunger,
grisunger, kyllinger
lærer seg ting.
Eller kanskje de fikk opplæring?

Og da de hadde samlet krefter,
fant de en vogn,
risset de opp et kart –
da de kunne alt
som de ville og burde kunne …

kidnappet sirkusartistene meg,
fortærte sirkusartistene meg.

Til slutt åpnet sirkusartistene
sitt omreisende sirkus
i meg.

From Belarusian into Norwegian by Christian Kjelstrup
Language: polish

Cyrk

Urodziłam się
z wędrownym cyrkiem w środku.
Z cyrkiem, wyobraź sobie,
w poleskiej wiosce.
Żonglerzy, akrobaci,
kobiety z brodą...
Jaki wstyd!

Wędrowny cyrk
rósł razem ze mną,
jak wilcze szczenię, co chce mięsa,
oni wszyscy chcieli fajerwerków
i szerokich dróg.
A tutaj
buraczane pola,
stonka ziemniaczana,
ludowe wróżby.

Ukrywałam swój cyrk
między stronicami książek,
jak zielnik.
Żonglerów, akrobatów,
kobiety z brodą
wyprasowywałam
w nadziei, że wysuszę
ich chciwe ciała.

Ale cyrkowcy
nie chcieli ginąć,
rośli i przybierali na sile
pod kocem stronic,
na kaloriach liter,
w namiocie mojego ciała.

Uczyli się
cyrkowych sztuczek,
jak uczą się kaczęta,
kurczęta, prosiaczki.

I kiedy nabrali sił,
znaleźli drabiny,
spuścili liny -
kiedy dostali to wszystko,
czego chcieli i co musieli...
 
Cyrkowcy mnie ukradli.
Cyrkowcy mnie zjedli.

Cyrkowcy otworzyli
wreszcie we mnie
swój wędrowny cyrk.

From Belarusian by Bohdan Zadura
Language: russian

Цирк

Я родилась
с бродячим цирком внутри.
С цирком, только подумай,
в селе полесском.
Жонглёры, акробаты,
бородатые женщины...
Ну и срам!

Бродячий цирк
рос вместе со мной.
Как волчонок хочет мяса,
все они хотели фейерверков
и широких дорог.
А не свекловичных полей,
колорадских жуков
и народных примет.

Я укрывала свой цирк
в книгах между страниц,
как гербарий.
Жонглёров, акробатов
и бородатых женщин
я разглаживала в надежде
высушить жадные их тела.

Но циркачи

отказывались умирать,
они росли и крепчали
под одеялом страниц,
на калориях букв,
в шатре моего тела.

Они учились
всем цирковым затеям,
как учатся поросята,
цыплята, утята.

А когда набрались сил,
отыскали повозки,
нацарапали карту —
то есть сделали всё,
что хотели,
к чему стремились —

Циркачи украли меня.
Циркачи меня съели.

Циркачи наконец
открыли во мне
свой бродячий цирк.

Перевёл с белорусского Геннадий Каневский
Gennadiĭ Kanevskiĭ
Language: ukrainian

Цирк

Я народилася
з мандрівним цирком всередині.
З цирком, лишень подумай,
у поліському селі.
Жонглери, акробати,
бородаті жінки…
Який сором!

Мандрівний цирк
зростав разом зі мною,
як вовченя, що вимагає м’яса,
вони всі хотіли феєрверків
і широких шляхів.
А тут
бурякові поля,
колорадські жуки,
народні прикмети.

Я ховала свій цирк
між сторінками книжок,
як гербарій.
Жонглерів, акробатів,
бородатих жінок
я випростувала
у сподіванні висушити
їхні ненаситні тіла.

Але циркачі
відмовлялися гинути,
вони зростали й міцнішали
під ковдрою сторінок,
на калоріях літер,
у шатрі мого тіла.

Вони вчилися
циркових витівок,
як вчаться каченята,
курчата, кабанчики.

І коли набралися сил,
відшукали драбини,
надряпали мапу —
коли подужали все те,
чого прагнули і що мусили…

Циркачі мене вкрали.
Циркачі мене з’їли.

Циркачі відкрили
нарешті в мені
свій мандрівний цирк.

Переклад з бєларуської Ії Ківи
Umbrella: Онлайн-часопис перекладної поезії

Iya Kiva
Language: german

Zirkus

ich kam zur welt

mit diesem wanderzirkus in mir.

einem Zirkus, denk mal an,

in einem polessischen dorf.

jongleure, akrobaten,

bärtige jungfrauen …

diese schande!

mein wanderzirkus

wuchs gemeinsam mit mir,

wie ein wolfsjunges fleisch will,

wollten sie budenzauber

und freie bahn.

hier gab es nur

rübenäcker,

kartoffelkäfer

und bauernregeln.

ich versteckte den zirkus

zwischen buchseiten

wie ein herbar.

jongleure, akrobaten,

bärtige jungfrauen

presste ich glatt,

ihre gierigen leiber

hoffentlich auszutrocknen.

doch die zirkusleute

verweigerten den tod,

sie wuchsen, erstarkten

bedeckt von den seiten

durch die nahrhaften buchstaben

im zelt meines körpers.

sie lernten

die kunststücke

wie kätzchen lernen,

küken, ferkel.

womöglich ahmten sie sie nach?

und als sie bei kräften waren,

einen wagen aufgetan,

eine karte gezeichnet hatten –

als sie alles beherrschten,

was sie wollten und mussten …

da raubten sie mich.

da fraßen sie mich.

da eröffneten sie

endlich in mir

ihren wanderzirkus.

Aus dem Belarussischen von Tomas Weiler
Thomas Weiler
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Julia Cimafiejeva

Юля Цімафеева

photo © Alhierd Bacharevic
* 12.01.1982, Brahin region, Belarus
lives in: Minsk, Belarus

Belarusian poet and translator Yulya Tsimafeyeva was born in 1982 near Brahin. She is the author of two poetry collections “The Book of Mistakes” (Кніга памылак, 2014) and “Circus” (“Цырк”, 2016). In 2015 she was short-listed for the Debut literary prize for the “The Book of Mistakes”, and two years later her collection “Circus” was on the short list of Natalia Arsiennieva poetry prize.

Tsimafeyeva studied English language and literature at Minsk State Linguistic University and got her Master’s degree in literature studies at Belarusian State University. She  is one of the founders and editors of the literary internet magazine PrajdziSvet (prajdzisvet.org). She translates poetry, mostly from English but also from German and other languages. Her translations were published in different Belarusian magazines. For her translation of the book “air and light and time and space” by Charles Bukowski she received the Debut literary prize together with two other translators.

 photo © Alhierd Bacharevic
Her own poems are translated into English, Ukrainian, Swedish, German, Slovenian, Czech and other languages. In 2018 her Polish book “Cyrk i inne wiersze”, translated by Bohdan Zadura was published in Lublin. She participated in literary festivals in Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland and Belarus.

Publications
  • Кніга памылак

    2014

  • Цырк

    Minsk: Zmicier Kolas, 2016

  • Cyrk i inne wiersze

    Translated into Polish by Bohdan Zadura

    2018

  • ZIRKUS

    Gedichte

    Aus dem Belarussischen von Thomas Weiler und Tina Wünschmann

    Berlin: Edition fotoTapeta, 2019

Links
  • Yulva Tsimafeyeva @ Wikipedia

  • PrajdziSvet - literary web magazine

    co-founded and edited by Julia Cimafiejeva

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