A Conversation for Dada

Metaphysical Pepper and Cucumbers

Post 1

Penguin Girl - returned at last

I'm doing a reasearch project on dada. One of my favorite manifestos has a line about "metaphysical pepper and cucumbers".


Metaphysical Pepper and Cucumbers

Post 2

Sacharissa

I like that line. I've just finished an essay on Dada for history, my favourite line is 'lunar asparagus' and this poem by Tristan Tzara:
Song of Dada
I
the song of a dadaïst
who had dada in the heart
also tired his engine
which had dada in its heart
the elevator carried a king
heavy fragile autonomous
he cut off his large right arm
sent it to the pope in Rome
this is why
the elevator
did not have any more dada in its heart
eat chocolate
wash your brain
dada
dada
drink water
II
the song of a dadaïst
who was neither merry nor sad
and loved a cyclist
who was neither merry nor sad
but the husband on New Year's Day
knew all and in a crisis
sent to the Vatican
their two bodies in three bags
neither lover
nor cyclist
were no longer merry nor sad
eat good brains
wash your soldier
dada
dada
drink water
III
the song of a cyclist
who was dada of heart
who was thus a dadaïst
like all the dada of heart
a snake wore gloves
it closed the valve quickly
put on snakeskin gloves
and comes to kiss the pope
it is touching
belly in flower
did not have any more dada in the heart
drink bird's milk
wash your chocolates
dada
dada
eat veal
Tristan TZARA (1923)


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