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Ernest Farrés

HOTEL ROOM, 1931

  • 1 ALLÒ QUE SAP MÉS GREU | Translations: es
  • 2 CAPE COD SUNSET, 1934 | Translations: enitoc
  • 3 CONSEQÜÈNCIES BONES DEL PAS DEL TEMPS | Translations: esde
  • 4 HOTEL ROOM, 1931 | Translations: enesitocde
  • 5 NIGHT WINDOWS, 1928 | Translations: enitoc
  • 6 QUÈ SE'N PENSA DELS POETES | Translations: esde
  • 7 ROOMS FOR TOURISTS, 1945 | Translations: enesitoc
  • 8 STAIRWAY, 1949 | Translations: ocenesit
  • 9 SUMMER IN THE CITY, 1949 | Translations: enesitoc
  • 10 SUN IN AN EMPTY ROOM, 1963 | Translations: enesitoc
Language: catalan
Translations: english (HOTEL ROOM), spanish (HOTEL ROOM, 1931), italian (HOTEL ROOM, 1931), occitan (HOTEL ROOM, 1931), german (Hotel Room, 1931)
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HOTEL ROOM, 1931

A l'hotel hi ha una dona en roba interior
que consulta un horari de trens. Una hora més
i, amb un estat d'ànim abatut
i físicament cama-segada,
farà voltes en cercle per l'habitació
deixant una fragància afruitada en un aire
que desprèn pudor de resclosit.
Una setmana més i no hi haurà seqüeles
palpables. Un any més i entomarà carícies.
Quatre anys més i no hi haurà amanyacs.
Deu anys més i la relació
joventut-vellesa farà figa.
Vint anys més i s'enganxarà a l'"ètica"
expansiva del desmenjament
i d'El triomf de la voluntat.
D'aquí a cent anys no hi haurà ningú
que recordi res d'ella.
En dos segles no hi haurà casquets
polars. Transcorreguts
cinc mil milions d'anys,
no quedarà ni el sol.

© Viena
From: Edward Hopper
Barcelona: Viena, 2006
Audio production: institut ramon llull

Translations:

Language: english

HOTEL ROOM

At the hotel a woman in her underwear
pores over a train timetable. An hour later,
in low spirits and bone-tired,
she’ll start to pace around the room
leaving a fruity frangance in the air
that reeks of mustiness.
A week later there’ll be no
tangible results. A year later
she’ll be the object of caresses.
Another four and no lullabies.
Another ten and the delicate balance
between youth and age will be gone.
Another twenty and she’ll cling
to an expansive ethics of listlessness
and Triumph of the Will.
Another century and nobody’s
going to remember a thing about her.
In two centuries there’ll be
no polar ice caps. When five
billion years go by,
there won’t even be a sun.

Translated into English by Lawrence Venuti
Edward Hopper, Graywolf Press, 2009
Language: spanish

HOTEL ROOM, 1931

En el hotel hay una mujer en ropa interior
que consulta un horario de trenes. Una hora después,
y, en un estado de ánimo abatido
y físicamente extenuada,
dará vueltas en círculo por la habitación
dejando una fragancia afrutada en un aire
que desprende olor a cerrado.
Pasará una semana y ya no quedarán secuelas
palpables. Pasará un año y recibirá caricias.
Pasarán cuatro y no habrá mimos.
Pasarán diez y la relación
juventud-vejez se tambaleará.
En veinte años se acogerá a la “ética”
expansiva de la desgana
y de El triunfo de la voluntad.
Dentro de cien años no habrá nadie
que recuerde nada de ella.
En dos siglos no habrá casquetes
polares. Transcurridos
cinco mil millones de años,
no quedará ni el sol.

Traducción de Laura Ferrero.
Language: italian

HOTEL ROOM, 1931

Nell'hotel c'è una donna con addosso lingerie
che consulta gli orari del treno. Un'ora dopo
e, con l'animo in pena
e le gambe tremanti,
farà giri circolari nella stanza
lasciando salire un aroma fruttato
nell'aria che emana odore di chiuso.
Tra una settimana neanche una sequela
palpabile. Un anno e coglierà carezze al volo.
Quattr'anni più tardi e verran meno i vizi.
Dieci anni dopo farà difetto
il nesso giovinezza-vecchiaia.
Dopo vent'anni s'appiccicherà «all'etica»
espansiva dell'inappetenza
e de Il trionfo della volontà.
Nessuno ci sarà tra cent'anni
che almeno un po' la ricordi.
Tra due secoli niente calotte
Polari. Trascorsi
cinque mila milioni d'anni
non rimarrà neanche il sole.

Traduzione: Emanuela Forgetta
Language: occitan

HOTEL ROOM, 1931

A l'otèl i a una femna vestida d’una combinason
que consulta un orari dels trens. Una ora de mai
e, amb un estat d'arma abatut
e fisicament abenada,
començarà de virar en rond per la cambra
daissant una nolença fruchada en un aire
que pudís l’engaumit.
Una setmana mai e i aurà pas de sequèlas
palpablas. Un an de mai e endurarà careças.
Quatre ans de mai e i aurà pas d’amanhagadas.
Dètz ans de mai e la relacion
joinessa-vielhesa trantalharà.
Vint ans de mai e s’abonarà a l'"etica"
expansiva del desgost.
e del Trionf de la volontat.
Dins cent ans i aurà pas degun
que remembre res d'ela.
Dins dos sègles i aurà pas mai de calòtas
glacialas. Dins
cinc mila milions d'annadas,
ni lo quite solelh demorarà.

Translated into Occitan by Manel Zabala
Language: german

Hotel Room, 1931

Im Hotel eine Frau in Unterwäsche,
die einen Zugfahrplan befragt. Eine Stunde noch,
und mit niedergeschlagenem Gemüt
und körperlich ausgelaugt
wird sie ihre Runden im Zimmer drehen,
einen fruchtigen Duft hinterlassend in der
miefigen abgestandenen Luft.
Eine Woche noch, und keine klaren Nachwirkungen
mehr. Ein Jahr noch, und sie wird sich liebkosen lassen.
Vier Jahre noch, und keine Zärtlichkeiten mehr.
Zehn Jahre noch, und die Balance zwischen
Jugend und Alter wird kippen.
Zwanzig Jahre noch, und sie wird sich der übergriffigen »Ethik«
der Appetitlosigkeit verschreiben
und dem Triumph des Willens.
In hundert Jahren wird sich niemand
mehr an sie erinnern.
In zwei Jahrhunderten gibt es keine
Polkappen mehr. Nach Ablauf
von fünf Millionen Jahren
bleibt nicht einmal die Sonne.

Übersetzung: Michael Ebmeyer
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Ernest Farrés

photo © Georgina Miret
* 1967, Barcelona, Spain
lives in: Barcelona, Spain

Ernest Farrés is a journalist and writer. He works for the cultural supplement of La Vanguardia newspaper. He is the author of six volumes of poetry in Catalan: Clavar-ne una al mall i l’altra a l’enclusa (1996), Mosquits (1998), Edward Hopper (2006), Els efectes imprevisibles dels camps magnètics (2011), Blitzkrieg (2011) and Los Angeles (2015). Edward Hopper constitutes a sequence of poems based on the pictorial work of this renowned artist, which has garnered various awards, including the Robert Fagles Prize for the best translation of contemporary poetry into English (to the translator Lawrence Venuti, 2008). He has edited a reference anthology for young Catalan poets: 21 poetes del xxi (21 Poets of the 21st Century, 2001).

 photo © Georgina Miret
In the words of the poet and critic Àlex Susanna, “Farrés is the type of author who is quite atypical, who has made himself unhurriedly but with an admirable stubbornness, steering entirely clear both of stardom and the prevailing gregarious spirit. […] The tone of his poems is as prosaic as that of a novel, because it shies away from lyrical incandescence and endeavours to adapt to the prose of life. His gain will have consisted precisely of being able to produce a high level of output on working days – and its sporadic counterpoints – that shape and misshape the life of ordinary people, whether painted or written.”

Publications
  • Clavar-ne una al mall i l'altra a l'enclusa

    Barcelona: Columna, 1996

  • Mosquits

    Valencia: 7 i mig, 1998

  • Edward Hopper

    Barcelona: Viena, 2006

  • Edward Hopper

    Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2009

  • Edward Hopper

    Manchester: Carcanet, 2010

  • Els efectes imprevisibles dels camps magnètics

    Barcelona: Labreu Edicions, 2011

  • Blitzkrieg

    Barcelona: Meteora, 2011

  • Edward Hopper

    Roma: Nemapress, 2011

  • Los Angeles

    Barcelona: Viena Edicions, 2015

Awards
  • 1996 Premi Octavio Paz de Poesia

  • 2005 Premi Jocs Florals

Links
  • Ernest Farrés @ interlitq

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