2024-01-30
Poem of the Week, week 5: Inga Ravna Eira "The Gods"
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THE GODS
The Gods turned the soil
hid the gold under the stones
but the strangers found it
The spirits and the underworld people fled
hid in the mountain
but were nevertheless disturbed
How dare they
challenge gods and spirits
Translated by Kari Wattne in Inga Ravna Eira, Poems in Sami, Norwegian and English on brunel.ac.uk
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