Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Idol

The idol sits in the car and
looks long the longest time.
The idol is always quick to make
wrong from that which is.
it sits e.g. in the car so gunning
it back and forth.

Translated by Gary Sullivan.

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Der Götze

Der Götze sitzt am Wagen und
schaut die längste Zeit lang.
Der Götze ist schnell, macht immer
das verkehrte von dem was ist.
sitzt er z. B. am Wagen so läuft
er hin und her.

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Notes

This is a fairly loose translation, playing on the homophonic nature of idol and idle.

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