Poetry International Poetry International
Poem

Remco Campert

Sailor’s Song

When I was little
I wore a sailor suit
my mother took me
to the pond in the woods
I let my sailboat float
on the end of a piece of string
there was a murmur in the trees
the wind blew from the sea

Many ports of call later
and my mother is dead
never since have I found
an anchorage so secure

ZEEMANSLIEDJE

ZEEMANSLIEDJE

Toen ik klein was
droeg ik een matrozenpakje
mijn moeder nam me mee
naar de vijver in het bos
daar aan een touwtje
liet ik mijn zeilboot varen
de bomen ruisten
de wind kwam van zee

Nu is het vele havens later
en mijn moeder dood
nooit vond ik meer
zo’n veilige ree
Close

Sailor’s Song

When I was little
I wore a sailor suit
my mother took me
to the pond in the woods
I let my sailboat float
on the end of a piece of string
there was a murmur in the trees
the wind blew from the sea

Many ports of call later
and my mother is dead
never since have I found
an anchorage so secure

Sailor’s Song

When I was little
I wore a sailor suit
my mother took me
to the pond in the woods
I let my sailboat float
on the end of a piece of string
there was a murmur in the trees
the wind blew from the sea

Many ports of call later
and my mother is dead
never since have I found
an anchorage so secure
Sponsors
Gemeente Rotterdam
Nederlands Letterenfonds
Stichting Van Beuningen Peterich-fonds
Prins Bernhard cultuurfonds
Lira fonds
Versopolis
J.E. Jurriaanse
Gefinancierd door de Europese Unie
Elise Mathilde Fonds
Stichting Verzameling van Wijngaarden-Boot
Veerhuis
VDM
Partners
LantarenVenster – Verhalenhuis Belvédère