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Kaur Riismaa

Mis seal rääkida

  • 1 ***[Luuletus on nagu ilmateade] | Translations: enfrfideno
  • 2 Mis seal rääkida | Translations: enfrfideno
  • 3 ***[nad vaatasid päikesesse] | Translations: enfrfi
  • 4 ***[võim on võim] | Translations: enfrfi
Language: estonian
Translations: english (What is there to say), french (Comment dire), finnish (Mitä siitä kertomaan), german (Da kann man nicht drumherum reden), norwegian (Kva er det å seie)
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Mis seal rääkida

Ta avastab, ühel õhtul vannis,
et munadel kasvavad karvad,
ning jalgadel
ja kaenla all.
Aga kuidas ta sellest kellelegi räägib

Ta avastab, ühel päeval koolis,
et paralleelklassis on tüdruk kes...
ja et see tüdruk...
ja kui ta...
Aga kuidas ta sellest kellelegi räägib.

Ta avastab, ühel hommikul peegli ees,
et enam ei matki isa,
vaid on ise,
ja samasugune.
Aga kuidas ta sellest kellelegi räägib.

Avastab, ühel öösel voodis,
unetuna lage vahtides,
et kurat,
kõik sõbrad on surnud.
Aga kuidas ta sellest kellelegi räägib.

Sest kuidas ta kellelegi räägib,
et on mees,
et on karvane,
armunud, isa, või surelik.
Mis seal rääkida.
Kõige tähtsamad hetked elus
kaovad vaikusse.

Nagu sinagi.

Mis seal rääkida.

© Kaur Riismaa
From: Rebase matmine
Tallinn: Näo Kirik, 2012
ISBN: 9789949917280
Audio production: Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus [Estonian Literature Centre], 2014
Categories: age, gender & sexuality, man

Translations:

Language: english

What is there to say

He discovers, one night in the tub,
that hairs are growing on his nuts,
and on his legs,
and under his armpits.
But how can he tell anyone about it

He discovers, one day at school,
that in another class is a girl, who ...
and that that girl ...
and that when she ...
But how can he tell anyone about it.

He discovers, one morning in front of the mirror,
that he no longer copies his father,
but is he himself,
and is identical.
But how can he tell anyone about it.

He discovers, one night in bed,
while staring sleeplessly at the ceiling,
that – damnit,
all of his friends are dead.
But how can he tell anyone about it.

Because how can he tell anyone
that he is a man,
that he is hairy,
in love, a father, or mortal.
What is there to say.
The most important moments in life
disappear into silence.

Just like you.

What is there to say.

Translated from Estonian by Adam Cullen
Language: french

Comment dire

Un soir dans son bain il découvre
que des poils poussent sur ses couilles
et sur ses jambes
et sous ses bras.
Mais comment le dire à quelqu’un.

Un jour à l’école il découvre
que dans l’autre classe il y a une fille qui...
et que cette fille...
et lorsqu’elle...
Mais comment le dire à quelqu’un.

Un matin devant la glace il découvre
qu’il n’imite plus son père,
mais qu’il est lui-même
et semblable à lui.
Mais comment le dire à quelqu’un.

Une nuit dans son lit il découvre,
en fixant le plafond sans pouvoir dormir,
que putain
tous ses amis sont morts.
Mais comment le dire à quelqu’un.

Car comment dire à quelqu’un
qu’on est un homme,
poilu,
amoureux, père, mortel.
Que peut-on dire.
Les moments de vie les plus importants
s’effacent dans le silence.

Comme toi.

Que peut-on dire.

Traduit de l’estonien par Antoine Chalvin
Language: finnish

Mitä siitä kertomaan

Hän huomaa eräänä iltana kylvyssä,
että munissa kasvaa karvat,
samoin säärissä
ja kainaloissa.
Mutta mitä siitä kenellekään kertomaan?

Hän huomaa eräänä päivänä koulussa,
että rinnakkaisluokalla on tyttö joka...
ja jos hän...
Mutta mitä siitä kenellekään kertomaan?

Hän huomaa eräänä aamuna peilistä,
ettei enää matkikaan isää,
vaan on ihan itse
ja samanlainen.
Mutta mitä siitä kenellekään kertomaan?

Huomaa eräänä yönä sängyssä,
tuijottaessaan kattoon, saamatta unta,
että hitto vieköön,
kaikki kaverit on kuolleet.
Mutta mitä siitä kenellekään kertomaan?

Sillä miten hän kenellekään kertoisi,
että on mies,
että on karvainen,
rakastunut, isä, tai kuolevainen.
Mitä siitä kertomaan.
Tärkeimmät hetket elämässä
katoavat hiljaisuuteen.

Kuten sinäkin.

Mitä siitä kertomaan.

Suomentanut Hannu Oittinen
Language: german

Da kann man nicht drumherum reden

Er entdeckt, eines Abends in der Badewanne,
dass auf den Eiern Haare wachsen,
und auf den Beinen
und unter den Achseln.
Aber wie das jemandem erzählen

Er entdeckt, eines Tages in der Schule,
dass in der Parallellklasse ein Mädchen ist, das...
und dass dieses Mädchen...
und wenn er...
Aber wie das jemandem erzählen

Er entdeckt, eines Morgens vor dem Spiegel,
dass er nicht mehr den Vater nachahmt,
sondern selber einer ist,
und genau so einer.
Aber wie das jemandem erzählen

Entdeckt, eines Nachts im Bett,
schlaflos an die Decke starrend,
dass verdammt noch mal,
alle Freunde gestorben sind.
Aber wie das jemandem erzählen

Denn wie kann er jemandem erzählen,
dass er ein Mann ist,
dass er behaart ist,
verliebt, Vater, oder sterblich.
Da kann man nicht drumherum reden.
Die wichtigsten Momente im Leben
verschwinden im Schweigen.

So wie auch du.

Da kann man nicht drumherum reden.

Aus dem Estnischen übersetzt von Cornelius Hasselblatt
Language: norwegian

Kva er det å seie

Han merkar ein kveld i badet
at han har hår på ballane
og på føtene
og under armane.
Men korleis skal han seie det til nokon

Han merkar ein dag på skulen
at i parallellklassen går det ei jente som ...
og at den jenta ...
og når ho ...
Men korleis skal han seie det til nokon

Han merkar ein dag framfor speglen
at han ikkje lenger hermar etter far
men er det sjølv,
er av same sort.
Men korleis skal han seie det til nokon.

Merkar ei natt i senga,
stirrande søvnlaus i taket,
at faen,
alle mine venner er døde.
Men korleis skal han seie det til nokon.

For korleis skal han seie til nokon
at han er mann,
at han har hår,
er forelska, far eller dødeleg.
Kva er det å seie.
Dei viktigaste stundene i livet
blir borte i stilla.

Liksom du.

Kva er det å seie.

Omsett av Øyvind Rangøy
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Kaur Riismaa

photo © Mika Keränen
* 24.03.1986, Tallinn, Estonia
lives in: Tallinn, Estonia

In addition to poetry-writing, Kaur Riismaa (born March 24, 1986 in Tartu) is also a prose writer, playwright, a dramaturg, and an actor (the latter of these at least on life's stage, but on the actual one as well). So far, he has published six collections of poems and two novels.

Riismaa is one of those, who made their debut online in Estonia's literary portals. He has studied semiotics, theology, and dramaturgy at various universities, but as a result of his restless nature, has indeed not finished these degrees yet.

 photo © Mika Keränen
Publications
  • Me hommikud, me päevad, õhtud, ööd

    (Our Mornings, Our Days, Evenings, Nights)

    poetry

    Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused, 2011

  • Rebase matmine

    (Burying a Fox)

    poetry

    Tallinn: Näo Kirik, 2012

  • Majus ja majutult. Naeru ja yksilduse raamat

    (Inside the Houses and Without the Houses. A Book of Laughter and Loneliness)

    poetry

    Tallinn: Verb, 2013

  • Metamorfoosid

    (The Metamorphoses)

    poetry

    Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused, 2013

  • Teekond päeva lõppu

    (Journey to the End of the Day)

    poetry

    Tallinn: Näo Kirik, 2014

  • Merimetsa

    (Seewald)

    poetry

    Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused, 2014

  • Nimed, sõnad, nõiamärgid: 4x(4+4)x4 = noor eesti luule

    Names, words, witch's symbols : 4x(4+4)x4 = young Estonian poetry

    8 young Estonian poets in 8 languages

    Tallinn: Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus, 2015

  • Pimeda mehe aiad

    (Gardens of a Blind Man)

    novel

    Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2015

  • Pühamägi

    (The Holy Mountain)

    novel

    Tallinn: Verb, 2015

  • Soekülm

    (Warmcold)

    poetry

    Tallinn: Verb, 2016

  • Kogemata

    (Accidentally)

    poetry

    Tallinn; Lissabon; Madrid: Vihmakass ja Kakerdaja, 2018

  • Väike Ferdinand

    novel

    Tallinn: Vihmakass ja Kakerdaja, 2019

  • jaanalind kägu kajakas

    novel

    Tallinn: Vihmakass ja Kakerdaja, 2020

Awards
  • 2015 First place at a novel contest by Tänapäev publishing house: for the novel Pimeda mehe aiad (Gardens of a Blind Man)

  • 2015 Estonian Cultural Endowment’s Award for Poetry

Links
  • Kaur Riismaa @ Estonian Literature Centre

    Website
  • Cronophyte

    Video / Estonian Literary Magazine

    Website
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