Eda Ahi

estonian

Jayde Will

english

Odüsseusele

Odüsseus, su hobu võitis Trooja,
su kõrvades on laulmas veel sireenid,
sa oled ujund pühas vees ja roojas.
ma tean, et sul on geniaalsed geenid.

su minevik on selge siililegi,
kuid mulle pole tähtis, mis sa tegid.
vaid olevik on ookean, muu on vaht.
ma tahan lihtsalt tantsida end segi
ja laulda, kuni laseb kopsumaht.

ning tule, tunnen elueliksiire,
millest pole tõele miski truum.
Odüsseus, sa kompad ilma piire -
nüüd näitan sulle, kus on selle tuum.

© Eda Ahi
From: Gravitatsioon
Tallinn: Verb, 2013
Audio production: Haus für Poesie, 2018

To Odysseus

Troy was conquered by your horse, Odysseus
the sirens are still ringing in your ears
you have swam both in feces and waters so virtuous
I know that you posses genes so revered

your past is as crystal clear as the sea
though what you have done matters little to me
the present is an ocean, the rest merely foam
All I want to do is dance myself crazy
and sing as much as my lungs allow

so come, it is I that know of life’s elixirs
certainly the best that you will ever find
Odysseus, you try to grasp the world’s limits
But now I will show you where its true essence lies

Translated by Jayde Will