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'Bugis Street'
Singapore: Bugis Street
Albert Hagenaars
Ook hier reiken de mogelijkheden als totems
Maar ’s nachts, wij onszelf te buiten, trekt
alle energie
samen in een kramp, buigen we,
verstard in de travestie van Bugis Street,
voor de schaamte van de stervensstille stad
en bijten we in het vlees van de vrucht. God
steden, maskers, gedichten. En bijten door.
Singapore: Bugis Street
Albert Hagenaars
Here too the possibilities, like totems,
But at night, with us beyond ourselves, all
and bite into the flesh of the fruit. God
Singapore: Bugis Street
Albert Hagenaars
Pun di sini berbagai kemungkinan itu, bagai totem,
Tapi malam, saat kita berlepas diri, seluruh
dan membenamkan gigitan di daging buah. Tuhan
Singapore Bugis Street
By the end of November 2013, Bongers Productions released the video ‘Singapore: Bugis Street’, named after a poem by Albert Hagenaars. The music was written by American composer Dirk Stromberg, who invited Douglas Cohen to read the text. The poem was published in the book ‘Tropendrift / Tropical Drift’, In de Knipscheer, Haarlem (2003). The music also appeared before, on the cd ‘Tropendrift’ (2005).
John Irons signed for the English translation, Landung Simatupang made the Indonesian version.
‘Singapore: Bugis Street’ is the 7th video with work by Albert Hagenaars.
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