In der Rubrik Wortrausch bieten wir Autor*innen eine Plattform für kreatives Schreiben. Juliania Bumazhnova hat seit dem Krieg in der Ukraine Schwierigkeiten, sich mit ihren russischen Wurzeln zu identifizieren. Mit dem Gedicht I can only love in Russian beginnt sie einen Versuch, neu zu definieren, was russisch sein für sie bedeutet.
In Tübingen, where I was born
The first words I ever heard were spoken in tenderness and warmth to me
And a few years down the line, I learned how to reply
Later on, I learned I was born a foreigner
German in the kindergarten, German in the library, German in the supermarket line
Had to learn German as though it had always been mine
Today I’m a fully integrated woman
But when I try to express gentleness and care
I can’t help but slip into my mother tongue
I love in a language I don’t even speak that much
English for feelings
French for Romance
German for every day talk
After all these years, Russian is still the language of my love.
Mehr Gedichte von Juliania Bumazhnova findet ihr auf ihrem Instagram Kanal @ulysses_letters.
