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Poem

Olivier Cadiot

CHAPTER


Tell me what book you are reading =
What book are you reading? Tell me.


The gardeners grow the flowers,
prune the trees and tend the park lanes

I made a book; I made a picture; I made a project.

– I ask you if
you are speaking in earnest, and why you have come. – Tell me
if it's true that you are angry with me. – How could I have known
that you were coming? – I don't know where you are going

– Even if you (leave)
I would stay. – Even if you (leave), I will stay

HOOFDSTUK


Zegt u mij welk boek u leest
Welk boek leest u ? Zeg het mij.
  

De hoveniers telen de bloemen,
snoeien de bomen, en onderhouden de parklanen

Ik maakte een boek; ik maakte een schilderij; ik maakte een project

– Ik vraag u of
u in ernst spreekt, en waarom u bent gekomen. – Zegt u mij
of het waar is dat u kwaad op mij bent. – Hoe kon ik weten
dat u zoudt komen ? – Ik weet niet waar je heen gaat

– Zelfs indien u (weg-
gaan) zou ik blijven. – Zelfs indien u (weggaan) zal ik blijven

CHAPITRE


Dites-moi quel livre vous lisez =
Quel livre lisez-vous ? Dites le moi.


Les jardiniers cultivent les fleurs,
taillent les arbres, et entretiennent les allées du parc

J'ai fait un livre; j'ai fait un tableau; j'ai fait un projet

– Je vous demande si
vous parlez sérieusement, et pourquoi vous êtes venu. –
Dites-moi s'il est vrai que vous m'en voulez. – Pouvais-je savoir
si vous viendriez ? – J'ignore où tu vas

– Même si vous (par-
tir) je resterais. – Même si vous (partir), je resterai
Close

CHAPTER


Tell me what book you are reading =
What book are you reading? Tell me.


The gardeners grow the flowers,
prune the trees and tend the park lanes

I made a book; I made a picture; I made a project.

– I ask you if
you are speaking in earnest, and why you have come. – Tell me
if it's true that you are angry with me. – How could I have known
that you were coming? – I don't know where you are going

– Even if you (leave)
I would stay. – Even if you (leave), I will stay

CHAPTER


Tell me what book you are reading =
What book are you reading? Tell me.


The gardeners grow the flowers,
prune the trees and tend the park lanes

I made a book; I made a picture; I made a project.

– I ask you if
you are speaking in earnest, and why you have come. – Tell me
if it's true that you are angry with me. – How could I have known
that you were coming? – I don't know where you are going

– Even if you (leave)
I would stay. – Even if you (leave), I will stay
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