Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Poesie

My sister Ja is a very talented poet. At age 6, she could already understand Margaret Atwood's poems. She is now taking up European Languages major in French at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She wrote this poem for her French class which I find very amusing. She wrote it in English and French.

Poesie means poem in French.

Guy # 1

Il était debout

en vêtements trempés par la pluie

Il a levé les yeux au ciel

et il a soupiré

Il a tari son visage avec un mouchoir

et il a regardé sa montre


Il a jeté un coup d'œil sur moi

et il a placé ses mains dans ses poches

Il a ouvert son sac

et il a remarqué quelque chose

Il m’a regardé

et il a ri


Il s’est penché, il a regardé autour de lui

et il est parti sans une parole,

Sans se retourner

Alors, je suis juste resté

Et je l’ai regardé s'en aller.


GUY # 2

Il s’est approché de moi

en vêtements trempés par la pluie

Il a levé les yeux au ciel

et il a soupiré

Il a tari son visage avec un mouchoir

et il a regardé sa montre


Il a jeté un coup d'œil sur moi

et il a souri timidement

Il a regardé autour de soi

et il a soupiré

Il m’a regardé

Quand j’ai souri


Mais alors, il s’est detourné

et j’ai levé les yeux au ciel encore

Et alors, j’ai juste laissé mon parapluie

Je m'en suis allé

Et j’ai impregné sous la pluie


English Translation

Guy # 1

He was standing

in his wet and drenched clothes

He looked up to the sky

and sighed

He wiped his face with a handkerchief

and checked the time

He glanced at me

and placed his hands in his pockets

He opened his bag

and noticed something

He looked at me

and laughed

He bent down, looked around

and left without saying a word,

without even looking back.

So I just stayed

and watched him walk away from me.


GUY # 2

He walked towards me

in his wet and drenched clothes

He looked up to the sky

And sighed

He wiped his face with a handkerchief

and checked the time

He glanced at me

And shyly smiled

He looked around

And sighed

He looked at me

when I smiled at him

But then, he turned away

And looked up at the sky again

And so, I just left my umbrella

Walked away,

and drenched myself under the rain.


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