a la meva vida hi ha hagut algunes nits fantàstiques
festes allargassades esmunyint-me a la nevera l'endemà
murmuris, caminar de puntetes, riure tapant-me la boca
cims de penya-segat i tonades inoblidables i banys de tres
hores
a la meva vida hi ha hagut nits fantàstiques
en llits i en sofàs, en diumenge, gandulejant
amb braços d'amics abraçant-me
i crispetes que espetegaven i la boca plena
mastegant tota la pel·lícula
a la meva vida hi ha hagut nits fantàstiques
però seure aquí, mentre el sol es pon, llegint per a tu
quan assenyales una vaca i jo miro de fer muu
i ofegues el riure i jo hi torno només per tu
i cau la pluja i el seu so t'encalma
i les parpelles se't comencen a tancar i lluites per evitar-ho
de totes les nits i les estrelles per on he caminat
de tot el ballar i totes les festes a on he anat
les millors nits de la meva vida
han estat llegint per tu
De Nobody told me, 2016
Hollie McNish, dins,
XXXIV Festival Intenacional de Poesia de Barcelona, 2018
Tr.: Jaume Subirana
Direcció del Festival: Mireia Calafell i Àngels Gregori
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Reading to you
for my daughter, who makes everywhere 'home'
I've had some beautiful nights in my life -
sleepovers sneaking downstairs to the fridge
tiptoes and whispers and silencing laughs
cliff tops and rave tunes and three-hour baths
some beautiful nights in my life
in beds and on couches, on Sundays, just lounging
friends' arms wrapped around me
and popcorn sounds, stuffed in mouth
crunching through films
some beautiful nights in my life
but sitting here, as the light fades, reading to you
as you point to a cow and I attempt at a moo
and you giggle and I do it again just for you
and the rain's pouring down and the sound makes you calm
and your eyelids start sinking and you battle them not to
of all of the nights and the stars I've walked through
of all of the dancing and parties I've been to
the best nights of my life
have been reading to you
Hollie McNish. Nobody told me, 2016
