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Pilinszky János: Paternoster lift (Örökmozgó in English)

Portre of Pilinszky János

Örökmozgó (Hungarian)

A világbank elektromos szivében
az örökmozgó föl-lejár,
mint egy tükör,
mint egy koporsó,
mozgókép, vitrin, üveghintó,
akár egy óriási mécses,
holtfáradt, óriás kisértet.



Uploaded byN.Ullrich Katalin
Source of the quotationhttp://mek.oszk.hu

Paternoster lift (English)

In the electronic heart of the World Bank
the paternoster lift goes up and down,
like a mirror,
like a casket,
a moving picture, display case, chariot of glass,
or like a giant lampion even,
enormous apparition ready to drop.



Uploaded byLeslie A. Kery
Source of the quotationKery, Leslie A.

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