What is happening beneath the earth
at the remote nadir?
Lean over a fountain,
near a rver
or over a spring:
there you will see the moon
fallen into a hole,
and there you will see yourself,
luminous and silent,
among the trees without roots,
and where the mute birds alight.
at the remote nadir?
Lean over a fountain,
near a rver
or over a spring:
there you will see the moon
fallen into a hole,
and there you will see yourself,
luminous and silent,
among the trees without roots,
and where the mute birds alight.
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (1901 - 1937) Madagascar
Translated by Robert Ziller
Source: Translated from the Night, by Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Lascaux Editions, 2007
Translated by Robert Ziller
Source: Translated from the Night, by Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Lascaux Editions, 2007
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