Translating is saying again

With a different color,

Questioning barriers

Claiming bridges.

Translating we say no

To a lonesome, isolated world.

Translating we say yes

To the polychromatic human animal.

This craft is science and magic,

Alchemy that brings us together.

A messenger’s arrow. Sap.

It is an infallible tool of peace

And uniting us it reminds us

That a better world is possible.

(translated by Dan Newland)