water says, drink me to the last drop
underground I yearned for it all alone
for so many years I haven’t been wet snow
drink me breathe me out along with smoke
every day says, I am not yours
let me be go ahead dismiss the convoy
let these guys go home while I’m still alive
while I haven’t poured down as rain sprouted as grass
darkness says, look here, for you
I’ve saved up some muteness on the insude
white noise the scream of fish
the cut-off tonge the broken adam’s apple
my own sister says, so what
that I wasn’t born oh well tough luck
if this is an obstacle to love
I’m going to love you despite it all
it’s me look an ill-starred chatterbox
clumsy liar a home-bound child
now five years later too boring to talk to
half-awake not getting whaterver you saying.
Translated by Vitaly Chernetsky
underground I yearned for it all alone
for so many years I haven’t been wet snow
drink me breathe me out along with smoke
every day says, I am not yours
let me be go ahead dismiss the convoy
let these guys go home while I’m still alive
while I haven’t poured down as rain sprouted as grass
darkness says, look here, for you
I’ve saved up some muteness on the insude
white noise the scream of fish
the cut-off tonge the broken adam’s apple
my own sister says, so what
that I wasn’t born oh well tough luck
if this is an obstacle to love
I’m going to love you despite it all
it’s me look an ill-starred chatterbox
clumsy liar a home-bound child
now five years later too boring to talk to
half-awake not getting whaterver you saying.
Translated by Vitaly Chernetsky