***[ma ei karda liblikaid]
ma ei karda liblikaid
ega
ega… ega…
ega
lepatriinusid
isegi
teatas valjul häälel
punase mütsiga laps
hommikul lasnamäe bussis
sina kes sa koostad valemeid
ja paned meid reageerima
anna ka meile julgust
mitte karta seda
mida me ihaldame
© Indrek Mesikepp
From: 2004
Tallinn: Tuum, 2004
Audio production: Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus [Estonian Literature Centre], 2014
From: 2004
Tallinn: Tuum, 2004
Audio production: Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus [Estonian Literature Centre], 2014
***[I'm not scared of butterflies]
I'm not scared of butterflies
or
or... or...
or
ladybirds
even
announced the red-hatted child
on the lasnamäe morning bus
you who compose formulae
and cause us to react
grant us also the courage
not to fear that
which we desire
Translated from Estonian by Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov