Liži mojo roko, če si
pesnik, fant.
To noč sem glavni darovalec.
Moje telo je rosa.
Moje telo je gora.
Moji možgani so tisoč krat tisoč
Nilov nektarja,
moji možgani so tisoč krat tisoč
Nilovih brazd klokotajočih
srn na dlani.
  Lick my hand if you’re
a poet, pal.
Tonight I’m the main giver.               
My body is dew.
My body is a mountain.
My brain is a thousand by a thousand
Niles of nectar.
My brain is a thousand by a thousand
Nile’s furrows, gurgling
deer on my palm.
 
 

 
 
     Translated from the Slovenian by Joshua Beckman and the author



Tomaž Šalamun

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