Inger-Mari Aikio

sami septentrional

Kasper Salonen

inglés

vuostegulgii

fišš fasti! guolggat!
bargga jo
ráhkket
vákset
gavvit
navvit!

áinnas gieđavuliid
dieđus julggiidge
ja die dieppe maid
ii oktage hálit guolggaid njálbmái!

nissonolmmoš
galgá leat šallat
linis, livttis

jeagadat gilvvu oarjemáilmmi media
jegolaččat  ligget sohkkara
darvehat guolggaid sohkarspábbii
mirkkovuoiddasge buorre
muh buoremus laser
eai šat oppa šattage!

ávdugas eallin go
albmát ráhkistit
iežaset litna, álás
guolggahis eŋgeliiddiset

dušše moai
basuhetne iežame miestagiid
čurvvošeimme jus jolggadivččiime
elloset guolggat!

© Inger-Mari Aikio
De: 69 čuoldda – 69 pylvästä
Guovdageaidnu, Norway: DAT, 2018
Producción de Audio: Haus für Poesie, 2019

against the grain

eww, all these disgusting hairs!
shave
wax
pluck
pull them out from the roots!

at least the armpits
and legs
pubic hair too
no one wants them in their mouth!

a woman
must be smooth
soft satin

the western media teaches us:
heat the sugar
rip against the grain
poison creams work too
but a laser is best
they'll grow no more!

it's blissful when
men can love
their soft and naked
hairless angels

but we
secretly bless our bushes
we'd shout if we could
long live our hairy bodies!


Translation from Finnish by Kasper Salonen