In the many books | |
that I like, I never read -- | |
anything that's new. | |
In alle boeken | In den Büchern, die |
die mij bevallen lees ik -- | ich mag, lese ich leider -- |
helaas nooit iets nieuws. | nie etwas Neues. |
Everything changes, | |
people often slow it down -- | |
with their traditions. | |
Alles verandert, | Alles ändert sich, |
mensen vertragen dat vaak -- | Menschen verzögern das oft -- |
met hun tradities. | mit Traditionen. |
The midwinter horns: | |
shepherds blowing a story -- | |
into our lifetime. | |
De midwinterhoorns: | Mittwinterhörner |
herders blazen een verhaal -- | blasen eine Geschichte -- |
in onze levens. | in unser Leben. |
In the Silent Night, | |
above the village fountain: | |
the midwinter horns. | |
In de Stille Nacht | In der Stillen Nacht |
blazen boven de dorpsput -- | erklingt über dem Brunnen -- |
de midwinterhoorns. | das Mittwinterhorn. |
From the compost-heap | |
of languages and ideas -- | |
are poems growing. | |
Uit de composthoop | Aus Komposthaufen |
van talen en gedachten -- | von Sprachen und Gedanken -- |
groeien gedichten. | wachsen Gedichte. |
The apocalypse survives any peace |
I do not build a house, just gates |
Camels | |
can make long trips | |
I too focus on the long term | |
I can endure adversity: | |
I preserve the tradition | |
I take difficult circumstances into account | |
I make sure that I can hold out for a long time | |
Llama, Donkey | |