THANATOS LOR BAZ

DEV VIRAHSAWMY AND ICJM

• HAMLET: Get thee to a nunnery – why
wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
W. Shakespeare

• Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold,
But the Ale-house is healthy, and pleasant and warm;
Besides I can tell where I am used well,
Such usage in Heaven will never do well.
William Blake

•Resuscité le matin du premier jour de la semaine, Jesus apparut d’abord à Marie de Magdala, dont il avait chasé sept demons.
St Marc

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Lotorout monte-desann
Fer laronn parad gratsiel,
Santinel fezer Lanpir Beton-Neon;
Lasanser monte-desann
Transport marsandiz-dimoun,
Dimoun-marsandiz.
Mahamegapolis mekano-elektronik
Roule kouma moter nef –
Chouning peper.

Laba lor marse mondial
Pri diri pe tonbe, pri kafe pe kraze,
Pri disik degrengole.
Chouning peper.
Bangladesh, Zaïre, Brezil
Get reset grene,
Nivo det monte.
Dan lesiel zetwal pe tengn,
Lor later lizie pe sonbre;
Trip sere, lagorz amare
Planter pe bwar pestisid;
Dan lekiri, dan patiraz
Kadav zanimo pe nouri korbo;
Personn pa fer signdekrwa
Ler laklos legliz sone.

Dan Mahamega-eta
Lendistri militaro-nikleer
Pe ponp resours dan trou kanon
San fon;
Pe fann lasid dan liniver,
Anba later, anba lamer;
Fouy trou dan latmosfer;
Deregle termostat –
Baromet gagn vertiz.
Saser-bonbardie desir lesiel, eklat baryer son,
Depoz semans lamor dan vant lamer, dan vant later;
Krwazer-destrwayer vaxinn plankton ar viris sterilite;
Tenk kraz legliz Eros, met partou plat
Pou fer plas pou moniman Thanatos.

Dan Pakistan, dan Bolivi, dan Somali
Disab pe nway dilo, lamor fer latizann ar lavi.

Senier Pinision-Vanzans
Pe vey enn seke
Pou enstal so tronn
Dan karo brile.
So bann sibaltern
Bien kone ki pou plante
Pou fer tranzaxion pouse.
Chouning peper.
Lapoud tou kalite
Koumans sirkile,
Rant dan nam zenes.
Zarden fler vinn eg.
Disik nepli dou,
Dal sezi pa pe kwi,
Kokoa gagn traka,
Kokainn vinn king.
Biznes nor-sid, sid-nor, nor-nor, sid-sid prospere;
Pikan raket partou,
Fler violet fane.
Sivilizasion kanon finn met ba
Kiltir sereng.

Romeo ek Ziliet tranble,
Pol ek Virzini strese.
Ki pou fer ar ti-baba?
Ti-baba amenn traka.
Ki nou pou manze tanto?
Ki fim lor televizion?
Kot nou’ale prosenn vakans?
Bliye baba!
Tro gran traka.
Ferm robine reprodixion,
Koz zordi, pa koz dime,
Rod eternite dan aster.

Kot enn tom vid enn madam pe plore.
Lamour, lamour, lamour lib,
Lamour kreater, lamour partaz
Kot done pli for ki pran,
Lamour azenou divan bieneme
Pe pati dan zarden granit Senier Thanatos.
Sida kas lelan;
Dezir pe rod soulazman ek sekirite
Dan antray
Ti-zanfan.
Hamlet gagn noze,
Repous Ofelia.

Lasanser monte-desann,
Lotorout monte-desann.
Masinn la bien rode,
Chouning peper,
Friwil roul priz,
Desir koltar,
Kas pake.
Li’nn amenn so liberte –
Liberte aste-vande,
Liberte sakenn so sakenn,
Liberte sakenn so kote.
Letansa envanter masinn,
Enzenier mouvman
Nepli konn done,
Done-partaze.
Enn sel verb reste
Dan dixioner sivilize:
Pran! Pran! Pran!

Hamlet pe repous so bieneme;
Ti-garson Blake pe gagn bate;
Marie-Madeleine pe plore;
Li pe rod so bieneme.

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Depi lontan mo somey finn kase,
Lor mo lizie de tanbour pe danse,
Kouma enn rev mo lamak flote
Lor enn lamer lamizik envizib.
Dan profonder lalimier enn refren lwenten
Atraver letan, atraver lespas pe perse
Pli so ki soley Lafrik,
Pli blan ki lanez Lerop,
Pli ansien ki Mohennjo-Darro.
Enn refren ki ti ne ar premie lavi .

Transporte par sa lamizik mazik,
Antoure par bann vibrasion elektrik,
Manitize par lasaler soley liver,
Kouma seki pe dekouver liniver
Bann son, bann mouvman, bann kouler
Pe zwe lakordeon ar mo leker.
Otour mwa, andan mwa, partou kote
Bann kouler mizikal, bann son kolorye
Pe danse, pe fonn, pe melanze
Dan enn jalsa an-mouvman
Parfwa dousman-dousman, parfwa ar lelan.

Mo pe gete,
Me pe santi,
Mo pe ekoute
Ar tou bann por dan mo lekor .
Mo pe respir lalimier,
Mo pe get bann son vibre,
Mo pe ekout bann kouler sante,
Mo pe plonze dan enn sekous oralanti.

Bann zimaz pe kas poz lor montagn Signo,
Verb, non, azektif pe kas poz lor pie lafours,
Ble, ver, zonn, rouz pe zwe kouk lor Lepous,
Bann niaz pe sot mouton lor lerb,
Divan pe sante dan feyaz tekoma.
Tamtam, Gitar ek Sitar pe koz ar mwa
Touletrwa anmemtan, sakenn so mannyer
Atraver trwa gran oparler
Ki kouma trwa far
Move letan,
Bon letan,
Ed bann maren trouv zot sime.
Trwa oparler, trwa lavwa, trwa sante
Ki ansam soulev mwa kouma enn sel vag
Amenn mwa lor disab.
Trwa lavwa,
Trwa lespri
Ki finn fonn
Pou vinn enn
Kouma enn senfoni.

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