Animals of democracy

Large painted envelope around poem by Lucebert, a rather large poem, here is the translation of the 3d section:

From "the animals of democracy" by Lucebert, 1951

Translation/ adaptation by Guido Vermeulen

III

Man hopes for the animal
They carry warmth in the arms
They throw arms in the warmth
The warmth of their dancing-step
Step by step
The Dance Darwin the Darling

But at the backbone of the earth
under the on and on exhausted stars
in a chilling lockjaw
the Animal Lord kisses the short
lips of the luring voices and entangles himself
With long jammed pigtails
he tortures bright light

And crawls
And now comes
and does not return
Now darkness jumps
Now summer lightning does not turn.

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Comment by cheryl penn on September 15, 2011 at 9:47am: In real life - true beauty - thank you Guido :-) X

Comment by cheryl penn on September 5, 2011 at 8:03pm: I cant comment on your blog because I KEEP forgetting my passwords :-( - but La Campanella by Liszt has to be my all time favorite piece of piano music - one day when I'm big I'll be fluent - and YES - Goya - the disasters of war - I get this same emotion from numerous pieces of yours - so - MAN!!! Lucky me - thank you!! :-) XX

Comment by Guido Vermeulen on September 5, 2011 at 7:16pm: Thank you Cheryl, you know what happens now, not?

Envelope with copy of translated poem is coming your way.

Hihi,

G.

Comment by cheryl penn on September 4, 2011 at 10:50pm: Wonderful Guido - your envelopes are just WOW! :-) X

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