Michael Lentz

neulich

Language: german

Translations: english (recent), danish (for nylig)

neulich
»hier graben« (ezra pound)

komme auch nicht weiter
als wo die gleise stehn
als wo der tunnel zaghaft
so im vorüberwehn
und übern faltplan jagt
die fliege warm
ins licht da jagt
das panzertier
das rat das irrt
das rat ich dir

und übern zaun
da drüben stehts
da steht die schaukel
sandomir
das atmet schwer
das will nochmal
so flüchtig sein
so ganz so um
so ganz umsonst
mit den winden
»den weiden in eden«

zu spät ist
keine zeit
als hier und
über all
auf dieser schönen schucke
sich schnell nochmal
sich zu verneigen

dann machste dir ne liste
mit was einfällt und noch standhält
denn das biste:

ein lachsack tränenreich
ein blech so butterweich
eine bunte lampe
und auch mal bitterpampe
ein püppchen kopflos schön
zum immer anzusehn
ein mobile mit firlefanz
gehörte dir gehört dir ganz
ein zubehör ein nadelöhr
ein passepartout zur steten ruh
ein gängelband
und andrer tand

hier spinnt das garn
thesaurus spant das sprechen:
sigel signum zeigeruhr
signorina signatur

was gehört und
was zu wem
ein neuerlich
ein scheuermilch
und die reise geht
wohin
ach bitteschön und leise
»veränderlich und unabänderbar«

gleich hebst du ab
zapzapzerap
»ein tännlein grünet wo«
wer weiß auch du
mal so mal heiter
undsoweiter undwoweiter

Translations:

Language: english

recent
“dig here” (ezra pound)

come not one step further
than where the railtracks lie
than where the tunnel, craven,
as it floats on by
across the map a fly
chases warm to the
light there hunts
the armoured beast
advice that errs
advise you that.

and over the fence
is where it is
the swing is there
sandomir
its breathing strong
but wants again
to be so fleet
so fully for
so full for naught
with the winds blow
“the meadows of eden”

too late is
not a time
like here and
everywhere
and to once again
bend down
on this lovely swing

then make y’ self a list of
all that comes up and can hold up
for that’s all you:

a laughbag rich in tears
a tin so butter soft
a colourful lamp
and sometimes bitter slop
endlessly to look at
a doll headlessly beautiful
a mobile decked with trim
belonged to you, to you alone
accessorize: a needle’s eye
a passepartout to lasting calm
a leading string
and other

here spins the yarn
thesaurus tightens speaking:
sigel signum zeigeruhr
signorina signature

what belongs and
what to whom
a recently
an ajax clean
and the journey goes
where to
ah please and quiet,
“altering and unalterable”

you’ll soon take off
zapzap-shebop
“a pine greens somewhere”
who knows do you
sometimes so, sometimes so
and on it goes and where it goes

Language: danish

for nylig

kommer heller ikke længere end
her hvor sporene står
hvor tunnellen forsagt
næsten i forbifarten
og over foldekortet jager
fluen varm
ind i lyset, dér jager
panserdyret
det råder det fejler
det råder jeg dig

og over gærdet
derovre står det
dér står gyngen
sandomir
det ånder tungt
det vil nok engang
være så flygtigt
så helt så for
så helt forgæves
med vindene
"pilene i Eden"

for sen er
ingen tid
end her og
over alt
ved denne smukke vugge
sig endnu engang
hurtigt at bukke

så laver du dig en liste
med dine indfald og det der står sig
for det er du

en lattersæk tårerig
en blikplade blød indeni
en farvet lampe
og nu og da en bitter krampe
en dukke afsindig smuk
skøn at se for selv en eunuk
en mobile med hurlumhej
tilhørte dig alene dig
et tilbehør et nåleøje
en passepartout der er rolig nu
en ledetråd
og meget kåd

her spinder garnet
thesaurus spænder talen:
sigel signum viserur
signorina signatur

hvad tilhører og
hvad til hvem
en på ny igen
en skurecreme
og rejsen går
hvorhen
åh vær så god og stille
"foranderlig og uforanderlig"

om lidt letter du
zapzapzerap
"en lille gran grønnes hvor"
hvem ved også du
sådan eller så blidere
ogsåvidere oghvorvidere

Michael Lentz

* 15.05.1964, Düren , Germany
lives in: Berlin, Germany

Michael Lentz was born on 15 May 1964 in Düren (Westf.). He studied German literature, history, and philosophy, first in Aachen, and later in Munich. He lives in Berlin. In 1998, he completed a dissertation on post-war sound poetry and music.

Michael Lentz is an author, musician (voice, saxophone) and performer of experimental texts and sound poetry. He was a student of Josef Anton Riedl and has been a member of his ensemble since 1989. In addition to numerous books and publications in anthologies, journals, catalogues, his writings and performances have also been featured on the Internet, on CD, and in radio and television, where he has often performed live with his vocal performances and compositions for various ensembles.

With his lectures, Text-Sound-Compositions and sound poetry he has toured through cities around the world, including Berlin, Bern, Bologna, Chicago, Copenhagen, Kwangju, Los Angeles, Lucerne, Munich, Seoul, Vienna, Zurich.

He is co-founder of the band “Sprechakte x-treme” and President of the Freie Akademie der Künste zu Leipzig.

In the framework of sound poetry and noise music, with experimental films or live vocal performance, Michael Lentz has performed with the likes of Zoro Babel, Isabeella Beumer, Jaap Blonk, Anna Clementi, Paul Dutton, Giovanni Fontana, Eugen Gomringer, Michael Hirsch, Franz Mon, Oskar Pastior, Josef Anton Riedl, Valeri Scherstjanoi, Dieter Schnebel, Amanda Stewart. Since January 1996, he has been the curator of the exciting SOUNDBOX series, Acoustic art in Salzburg, Munich and Berlin.

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