Kurkje

Kurkje

ik ben een heel klein kurkje
ik ben een heel klein kurkje
je moet me redden
ik heb een wenkbrauw van stroop
ik heb een wenkbrauw van zout
ik mag mij niet bewegen anders
valt de wenkbrauw van mijn hoofd
ik ben een heel klein kurkje

Cork

I am a little cork
I am a little cork
you have to save me
I have a brow of treacle
I have a brow of salt
I mustn’t move ‘cause if I did
my face would drop its brow
I am a little cork

Translation: David Colmer

Bouchon

je suis un tout petit bouchon
je suis un tout petit bouchon
il vous faut me sauver
j’ai un sourcil en mélasse
j’ai un sourcil en sel
si jamais je bouge
le sourcil tombe de ma tête
je suis un tout petit bouchon

Traduction : Daniel Cunin

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Kurkje

  • Scottish Government EU Office
  • Orfeu - Livraria Portuguesa
  • Swedish Institute
  • Czech Centre Brussels
  • Embassy of the Republic of Latvia to the Kingdom of Belgium
  • Danish Cultural Institute
  • Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels
  • Instituto Cervantes Brussels
  • Embassy of Sweden
  • Leeuwarden Europan Capital of Culture 2018
  • Embassy of Andorra
  • Hungarian Cultural Institute Brussels
  • Etxepare Euskal Institutua
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Estonia to the European Union
  • Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Belgium
  • Commission européenne
  • Greenland Representation to the European Union
  • Lithuanian Culture Institute
  • Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
  • Camões Instituto de Cooperação e Língua Portugal
  • Embassy of Ireland
  • Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  • It Skriuwersboun
  • Polish Institute - Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Brussels
  • LOFT 58
  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union
  • Ambassade du Luxembourg à Bruxelles
  • Ville de Bruxelles
  • Yunus Emre Institute
  • Mission of the Faroes to the EU
  • Spain Arts and Culture - Cultural and Scientific Service of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium
  • Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • MuntPunt
  • Greenlandic Writers Association
  • Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren