Carlos Drummond de Andrade , Papel - Papier

E tudo que eu pensei
e tudo que eu falei
e tudo que me contaram
era papel

E tudo que descrobi
amei
detestei:
papel

Papel quanto havia em mim
e nos outros, papel
de jornal
de parede
de embrulho
papel de papel
papelão.

En alles wat ik heb gedacht
en alles wat ik heb gezegd
en alles wat men mij verteld heeft
was papier

En alles wat ik heb ontdekt
bemind
gehaat
papier

Papier al wat er was in mij
en in de anderen, kranten-
papier
behangpapier
pakpapier
papierpapier
papier-maché.

(vert. August Willemsen; uit: Carlos Drummond de Andrade Gedichten, Uitgeverij Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam, 1980)

And everything I've thought
and everything I've said
and everything they've told me
was paper.

And everything I've discovered
loved
hated
paper

Paper everything that was in me
and in the others, news-
paper
wallpaper
wrapping paper
paper-paper
papier mâché.

(vert. James Brockway)

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