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Translation
Nijinsky
In my room there were,
Stuck on the grey walls,
Some ballet dancers
On photographs.
Far from anything, I was slipping away,
I was spinning round and round
And I was creating new steps
On opera tunes.
I, who comes from middle class,
Am dreaming about symphonies,
Dances and operas,
I fainted
At Nijinsky's feet1,
At Ivanolna's arms2, Ivanolna's arms.
Today in my room form Paris or London,
Ballet dancers are still with me.
I'm a ballet dancer, in a broom body3
I was dancing step by step, I'm doing what I love.
I, who comes from middle class,
Am dreaming about symphonies,
Dances and operas,
I fainted
At Nijinsky's feet1,
At Ivanolna's arms2, Ivanolna's arms.
I who dreamt about Russia and choreographies
That were so beautiful at this time,
I fainted at Nijinsky's feet1,
At Ivanolna's arms2, Ivanolna's arms.
- 1. a. b. c. Nijinski is a Russian choreographer and ballet dancer.
- 2. a. b. c. Probably Elena Andreianova, another Russain ballet dancer known for her talent
- 3. Play on words, "Ballet"(the opera dancer and style) is pronounced the same way as "Balai" (broom). Also, when someone is clumsy, French tends to say "Comme un balai" ("Talented as a broom)
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Submitted by Floppylou on 2019-12-15
Added in reply to request by Sophia_
Author's comments:
More about Nijinsky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaslav_Nijinsky
And more about Elena Andreianova: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Andreianova
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