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Matthew Sweeney

Poker

  • 1 Poker | Translations: deskhurolvnlja
  • 2 The Hat | Translations: deeslvrosksk
  • 3 Do not throw stones at this sign | Translations: deroesnlsk
  • 4 In the dust | Translations: dehrsksr
  • 5 Hair | Translations: desksr
  • 6 The Ice Hotel | Translations: deronljask
  • 7 No Sugar | Translations: desk
  • 8 The Doors | Translations: denlsk
  • 9 The Snowy Owl | Translations: denlsksr
  • 10 Naked | Translations: desksr
Language: english
Translations: german (Poker), slovak (Poker), hungarian (PÓKER), romanian (POCHER), latvian (POKERS), dutch (POKER), japanese (ポーカー)
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Poker

There were five of us playing that night,
Padge, Kieran, Neal and me –
and, stretched out in his coffin, Uncle Charlie.
We dealt him a hand each time
and took it in turns to bet for him,
waiving his losses, pooling his wins,
for what good were coins to him?
What could he win but his life?
Still, five of us played that night
and when we stopped it was daylight.
We left the cards with him
to remind him, forever, of that game
and Padge, Kieran, Neal and me
went up the road to our beds
and slept until we buried him,
then played until we had to agree
the good hands had gone with Uncle Charlie.

© Matthew Sweeney & Jonathan Cape
From: Selected Poems
London : Jonathan Cape, 2002
Audio production: 2006, M.Mechner / Literaturwerkstatt Berlin

Translations:

Language: german

Poker

In jener Nacht spielten wir zu fünft,
Padge, Kieran, Neal und ich –
und Onkel Charlie, der in seinem Sarg lag.
Wir gaben ihm jedes Mal ein Blatt
und setzten abwechselnd für ihn mit,
erließen ihm die Schulden, teilten uns seinen Gewinn,
denn was hätte er mit den Münzen schon anfangen sollen?
Trotzdem: Wir spielten zu fünft in jener Nacht,
und als wir aufhörten, wurde es hell.
Wir ließen die Karten bei ihm zurück,
um ihn auf ewig ans Spiel zu erinnern,
und Padge, Kieran, Neal und ich
gingen die Straße hinauf und ins Bett,
schliefen, bis wir ihn zu Grabe trugen,
und spielten dann, bis wir einsahen, daß die guten Blätter
uns mit Onkel Charlie verlassen hatten.

Übersetzt von Jan Wagner
Language: slovak

Poker

V tú noc sme hrali piati,
Padge, Kieran, Neal i ja –
a, natiahnutý vo svojej truhle, strýko Charlie.
Zakaždým sme mu rozdali
a striedavo sme zaň vsádzali,
nechávali mu, čo prehral, a delili si jeho výhry,
veď načo mu už boli mince?
Čo ešte mohol vyhrať okrem života?
Teda, v tú noc sme hrali piati,
a keď sme skončili, bol už deň.
Nechali sme mu karty,
aby mu navždy pripomínali tú hru,
a Padge, Kieran, Neal a ja
sme sa šli uložiť do postelí
a spali, kým sme ho nepochovali,
a potom znovu hrali, až sme muesli priznať,
že ruky majstra odišli so strýkom Charliem.




Preložil Peter Milcak






Poker



V tú noc sme hrali piati
Padge, Kieran, Neal a ja –
a v truhle vystretý strýko Charlie.
Vždy sme mu rozdali
a striedavo za neho uzatvárali stávky,
prehliadali prehry, delili si výhry,
veď načo už mu boli mince?
Čo mohol vyhrať, iba ak svoj život?
Aj tak nás v tú noc hralo päť
a keď sme skončili, bol už deň.
Karty sme mu nechali,
nech mu naveky zostane spomienka na tú hru
a Padge, Kieran, Neal a ja
sme si išli ľahnúť na horný koniec
a spali sme, až kým sme ho nepochovali,
potom sme hrali, až kým sme sa nezhodli,
že dobré karty odišli so strýkom Charleym.




Z angličtiny preložil Pavol Lukáč

Language: hungarian

PÓKER

Öten játszottunk aznap éjjel,
Padge, Kieran, Neal meg én,
és Charlie bácsi, kiterítve koporsója ölén.
Osztottunk neki minden körben,
s helyette váltásban ment a licit,
veszteségét elengedtük, amit nyert, közösbe tettük,
hisz az apróból ugyan mi haszna lenne?
Az életén kívül máŝt mit nyerhetne?
De bárhogy is, öten játszottunk aznap éjjel
és be se fejeztük, csak napkeltével.
Otthagytuk vele a paklit,
hogy örök emléke maradjon e játék
és Padge, Kieran, Neal meg én
hazamentünk és ágyunkba tértünk
és aludtunk mind míg eltemettük
aztán játszottunk, amíg be kellett látni:
már nincs olyan zsugás, mint Charlie bácsi.

Hegedüs Péter Fordítása
Language: romanian

POCHER

În noaptea aceea am jucat în cinci
Padge, Kieran, Neal şi cu mine –
şi, întins în coşciug, unchiul Charlie.
La fiecare rînd i-am dat cîte o mînă
şi-am plusat cu schimbul în locul lui,
scutindu-l de pierderi, luîndu-i cîştigul
căci ce să mai facă el cu banii?
În afară de viaţă, ce cîştig să mai vrea?
Şi totuşi, cinci am jucat în noaptea aceea
şi cînd ne-am oprit era dimineaţă.
Cărţile i le-am lăsat lui
să-i amintească mereu de-acea partidă
iar Padge, Kieran, Neal şi cu mine
am luat-o pe drum spre casele noastre
şi am dormit pînă l-am îngropat,
apoi am jucat pîn-a trebuit s-acceptăm
că toate mîinile bune le luase cu el Unchiul Charlie.

Translators: Dana Crăciun & Claudia Doroholschi
Language: latvian

POKERS

Tovakar pokeru spēlējām pieci,
Peidžs un Kīrens, Nīls un es –
un, zārkā izstiepies rāmi, arī tēvocis Čārlijs.
mēs dalījām viņam kārtis un rindas kārtībā
spēlējām viņa vietā,
atdevām zaudēto, savācām laimēto, -
kam viņam tagad vairs nauda,
ja dzīvību nevar laimēt?
Tomēr mēs pokeru spēlējām pieci,
un, kad beidzām, bija jau gaišs.
Kārtis atstājām viņam, lai mūžībā
tēvocis atcerētos šo spēli.
Tad Peidžs un Kīrans, Nīls un es
devāmies uz savām gultām
un gulējām līdz pat bērēm,
tad spēlējām atkal, bet sapratām,
Veiksme ir prom ar tēvoci Čārliju.

Translation: Inguna Jansone
Language: dutch

POKER

We speelden die nacht met z'n vijven,
Padge, Kieran, Neal en ik -
en, languit in zijn kist, oom Charlie.
Ook hij kreeg telkens vijf kaarten,
en wij zetten om de beurt voor hem in,
streken zijn verlies en zijn winst op,
want wat had hij nu nog aan die munten?
Wat kon hij behalve zijn leven nog winnen?
Toch speelden we die nacht met z'n vijven
en toen we stopten was het daglicht.
We lieten de kaarten bij hem achter
als eeuwige herinnering aan dat spel
en Padge, Kieran, Neal en ik
zochten ieder ons eigen bed op
en sliepen tot we hem begroeven,
waarna we het spel weer hervatten
tot we inzagen dat de winnende hand
samen met oom Charlie was verdwenen.

Vertaling: Peter Nijmeijer

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Poker


Met zijn vijven waren we aan het spelen die avond,
Padge, Kieran, Neal en ik –
en, languit liggend in zijn doodkist, Oom Charlie.
Telkens hielpen we hem een handje
en kwamen om beurten aan bod om namens hem te wedden,
deden afstand van zijn verliezen, legden zijn winsten bij elkaar,
want wat had hij nog aan geldstukken?
Wat anders kon hij nog winnen dan zijn leven?
Niettemin, we speelden met zijn vijven die nacht
en toen we stopten, was het al daglicht.
We lieten de kaarten bij hem achter
om hem, voor altijd, te laten herinneren aan dat spel
en Padge, Kieran, Neal en ik
liepen de straat op naar onze bedden
en sliepen tot we hem gingen begraven,
dan speelden we weer tot we het eens werden
dat de goede handen waren heengegaan met Oom Charlie.


Vertaling: Joris Iven
Translated under the authority of the Flemish Literature Fund

Language: japanese

ポーカー

その夜、僕ら五人はポーカーをしていた。
ペイジ、キアラン、ニールと僕――
それに、棺に横たわるチャーリーおじさん。
僕らは毎回彼に札をくばり、
順番に、彼の手をみて、彼のかわりに賭け、
負けは無視、勝ちは積んでおいた、
彼にとって金なんか何の役にたつ。
命以外に何を勝ちとるというんだ。
それでも、僕ら五人はその夜ポーカーをして
やめたときには夜明けだった。
僕らはトランプを棺にいれた
覚えていてもらうため、ずっと、その日のゲーム
それから、ペイジ、キアラン、ニールと僕
表へ出て自分のベッドへむかい
そして寝て、それから彼を葬った。
そのあとポーカー、みなが納得するまで
いい手はすべてチャーリーおじさんといってしまったと。

Translation: Rina KIKUCHI
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Matthew Sweeney

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* 06.10.1952, Donegal, Ireland
† 05.08.2018, Ireland

Matthew Sweeney was born in Donegal, Ireland in 1952. He moved to London in 1973 and studied at the Polytechnic of North London and the University of Freiburg.

His poetry collections include “A Dream of Maps” (1981), “A Round House” (1983), “Blue Shoes” (1989), “Cacti” (1992), “The Bridal Suite” (1997) and “A Smell of Fish” (2000), “Sanctuary” (2004). Selected Poems, representing the best of ten books and twenty years' work, was published in 2002.

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Sweeney won a Cholmondeley Award in 1987 and an Arts Council Writers' Award in 1999. He has also published poetry and novels for children. His work is increasingly appearing in translation.

Matthew Sweeney has held residencies at the University of East Anglia and the South Bank Centre in London, and was Poet in Residence at the National Library for the Blind as part of the 'Poetry Places' scheme run by the Poetry Society in London.

Matthew Sweeney died of motor neurone disease in 2018. 

Publications
  • A dream of maps

    Dublin: Raven Arts, 1981

  • A Round House

    Poetry

    London: Allison & Busby, 1983

  • The Lame Waltzer

    Poetry

    London: Allison & Busby, 1985

  • The Chinese dressing-gown.

    English fiction Children’s story

    Dublin: Raven Arts Press, 1987

  • Blue shoes

    London: Secker & Warburg, 1989

  • Cacti

    London: Secker & Warburg Poetry, 1992

  • The Flying Spring Onion

    Children’s poems

    London: Faber and Faber, 1992

  • The Snow Vulture

    Children’s novel

    Faber and Faber, 1992

  • The blue taps

    London: Prospero Poets, 1994

  • Fatso in the Red Suit

    Children’s poems

    London: Faber and Faber, 1995

  • Emergency Kit: Poems for Strange Times

    Anthology

    Edited by Matthew Sweeney & Jo Shapcott

    London: Faber and Faber, 1996

  • The bridal suite

    London: Cape Poetry, 1997

  • Writing Poetry

    Handbook

    Co-author with John Hartley Williams

    Hodder & Stoughton, 1997, update 2003

  • A Smell of Fish

    Poetry

    London: Cape, 2000

  • Up on the roof

    Children’s poems

    London : Faber and Faber, 2001

  • The New Faber Book of Children's Verse

    Edited by Matthew Sweeney

    London: Faber and Faber, 2001

  • Selected Poems

    London: Jonathan Cape, 2002

  • Fox

    novel

    London: Bloomsbury, 2002

  • Fuchs

    (Jugendbuch)

    Berlin: Berlin Verlag, 2003

  • Sanctuary

    London: Jonathan Cape, 2004

  • Black Moon

    [poetry]

    London: Jonathan Cape, 2007

  • Rosa Milch

    Gedichte

    Ausgewählt, übersetzt und mit einem Nachwort herausgegeben von Jan Wagner.

    Berlin: Berlin Verlag, 2008

  • The Night Post

    Cromer: Salt Publishing, 2010

  • Death Comes For The Poets

    (satirical crime novel)

    cowritten with John Hartley Williams

    MUS, 2012

  • Horse Music

    [poetry]

    Hexham: Bloodaxe Books, 2013

  • Inquisition Lane

    [poetry]

    Hexham: Bloodaxe Books, 2015

  • Hund und Mond

    Gedichte

    Englisch-Deutsch. Übersetzt von Jan Wagner.

    Berlin: Hanser Berlin, 2017

  • My Life as a Painter

    Poetry

    Hexham: Bloodaxe Books, 2018

Awards
  • 1984 New Statesman Prudence Farmer Award

  • 1987 Cholmondeley Award

  • 1993 and 1999 Arts Council Writers' Award

  • 2001 Arts Council of Ireland Writers' Bursary

  • 2011 The Steven Kings Award

  • 2012 Maria Elsa Authors and Poets Award

  • 2014 Piggot Poetry Prize

Links
  • Matthew Sweeney @ Poetry International Web

    Poetry International Web presents poems of Matthew Sweeney in original and english translations and further information about the poet.

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