The Burning Blood group presents poem ‘Lying still she is’ in English and Dutch. The Brazilian dancer is Vitoria Aquino. The Indo didgeridoo player is Erik Deckert. The video is created by the Turkish filmmaker Deniz Tuzcuoglu. The poem is recited by the poet, Carola Eijsenring.
The original poem in Dutch
Lying Still She is
Lying down, she is, in silence.
Full of thoughts.
Gently her arms next to her body.
Embraced by water plants, she ponders over her dreams.
Behind closed eyes she sees images, she doesn’t want to look at.
Unable to ease her mind, she lingers and listens.
There is weeping in her womb. Sobs she doesn’t want to hear.
And she can’t figure out how to get rid of her silent tears.
They are streaming over her cheeks in the rhythm of the
rolling river under her tight back.
She is stretched out peacefully, but in her body, she is struggling
without a break.
In the flow of the flood, she allows herself to let go.
Anchored by stems of tough leaves, she is breathing the damp of
the dark river, whispering olden tales, floating between the hanging
roots of bushy plants on the shore.
Soft flushing.
One movement and she would drop down, right to the bottom.
Still, she lies, without a move.
Her arms next to her body.
Thinking dreams.
Listening to soundless tears.
Sharing the wary world of
long past souls around her.
Beautifully done. The poem is beautiful ( I can connect with some my mother tongue ( Bengali) poems) and of course the recitation and the entire video production is equally good.
Thank you so much for your warm and supportive comment, dear Jishnu. I am very touched by your reference to Bengali poems. Many thx!! Carola
Beautiful combination. The poem is beautiful, the dance, the music all beautiful! The video, the colors, the shapes… Basically everything! Transcendent feelings, flying spirit in the body. Just magnificent. Thank you.
Thank you very much, dear Shahrzad, for your wonderful comment and heartfelt words. Am deeply thrilled by them. Many thx!! Carola
Well done!