Johan Sandberg McGuinne
english
[min čáppa gollegiella...]
min čáppa gollegiella, mii addá gáđašvuođa ja duháhat ovdagáttuid
min siidaguoimmi varas,
dån bälle duv ehtjan vuobdan
mijjen tjaebpies gullie-gele,
mij gïengeles raejkieh barka jah jille vïedtjh tseegkie
åabpaj jah vïelli gaskemsh,
Aktene liehpie gåddáme duv
mijá tjáppa gållegiella,
mij ávkijt la dujsta midjijda gå mij agev rijddalip gaskama gå mij gulddalip duv
Hur har vi sårats för att hata oss själva så?
Audio production: Haus für Poesie, 2019
[This gilded tongue of beauty]
This gilded tongue of beauty that we share, this gift of ravenous envy
and endless misconceptions,
running through the arteries of those who share this place with us
you’re tearing pieces from the echo in your own rib cage Our golden-hued language of endless beauty,
you’ve dug yourself deep into the ground, and raised towering walls
between brothers and sisters
together, we’ve minded you into the void our language of gold and beauty,
what use of you to us
if the mere sound of your voice fills us with anger
what horrors have we endured to foster this all-consuming self-hatred?