"And Ever Farther, Ever Colder Shine the Stars of Texas" II, 2023

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"I coraz dalej, coraz zimniej świecą gwiazdy Teksasu"
(Eng. And ever farther, ever colder shine the stars of Texas)

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inspired by "Zdarzenie epiczne" (An Epic Story) of Halina Poswiatowska
English translation by Marek Lugowski

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kiedy Zeni przyjechała do New Yorku
to miała tylko zieloną sukienkę i wąskie oczy
i tak chodziła Zeni pośród drapaczy chmur
wspinając się na palce jak gdyby chciała dojrzeć
światło dalekie i chłodne gwiazd które
pozostały w Teksasie

spotkał Zeni pewien malarz i poprosił
żeby mu pozowała spytała czy jej sukienka
nie jest zbyt stara i zmięta nie odpowiedział
zresztą chodzi o twoje ciało a suknię
jeśli chcesz spraw sobie nową za te oto pieniądze

chodzi Zeni po New Yorku oczy ma wąskie
w ręku zielone banknoty śpiewają jak ptaki
nowych sukni ma więcej niż odcieni w palecie malarskiej
i coraz dalej coraz zimniej świecą gwiazdy Teksasu

aż raz zobaczyli ludzie ciemną plamę na bruku
leżała z włosami w nieładzie na nieruchomej twarzy
pobielały wąskie oczy a ponad lasem wieżowców
na niebie czerwonym zimno płonęły gwiazdy Teksasu

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when Zeni came to New York
all she had was a green dress and narrow eyes
and so did Zeni walk within the skyline
climbing on tiptoe as if she wished to make out
the cold and distant light of the stars which
got left behind in Texas

a painter met Zeni and pretty-pleased her
to pose for him she asked if her dress
was not too old and crumpled no he said
and besides it is your body that matters and a dress
if you want you may get for yourself with this here money

Zeni walks about New York and has narrow eyes
in her hand green paper bills sing like birds
more new dresses she has than there's colors in a painter's palette
and ever farther ever colder shine the stars of Texas

until one time folks saw a dark stain on the pavement
she lay there with hair in disarray on the frozen face
narrow eyes turned white and above the forest of skyline
in the vermilion sky there cold-burned the stars of Texas
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Taken on: February 1, 2023

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