Brandon Lussier
english
***[Tee sees on augud]
Tee sees on augud. Maa sees on augud.
Kui astun edasi, märkan: saabastes on augud.
Sealt paistavad sokid, mille sees on augud,
näen seda ja tean, sest mu pealuus on augud.
Kui vihm sajab veele, on vee sees augud.
Piisad löövad, mina kuulen, sest mu kõrvades on augud:
seisatan ja hingan, sest mu nina sees on augud,
kõnnin edasi ja mõtlen. Jah, mu mõtetes on augud.
Minu sõnades on augud. Lao-zi meelest oli
kõige rohkem vaja tühjust -- aga ütle, sõber,
milleks tühjus, kui seal poleks aina
augu kõrval augud? Suured augud. Väiksed augud.
Olemine on augud. Sünd ja surm on augud.
Universumis mustad augud -- ehk saab sealt välja,
kuhugi, kus on võib-olla teistmoodi augud.
Väljapääsud on augud. Suu, süda, soolikad -- augud.
From: Neli korda neli
Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2009
ISBN: 9789985792568
Audio production: Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus [Estonian Literature Centre], 2014
***[There are holes in the road]
There are holes in the road. There are holes in the earth.
Stepping forward I notice: there are holes in my boots.
Where there are holes, my socks show through,
I can see them, I know this because there are holes in my skull.
When rain falls into water, there are holes in the water.
As the droplets fall, I hear them because there are holes in my ears:
I stand and breathe because there are holes in my nose,
I move forward and think. Yes, there are holes in my thoughts.
There are holes in my words. Lao-zi thought
everything necessary came from emptiness—but tell me, friend,
what use would emptiness be if it wasn’t made of
holes beside holes? Large holes. Small holes.
Holes exist. Birth and death are holes.
There are black holes in the universe—maybe there are exits
to another place made of holes.
Exits are holes. The mouth, the heart, the intestines are holes.