{"id":565,"date":"2023-08-04T06:13:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T06:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigittepoetry.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2023-08-06T21:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T21:52:06","slug":"den-alten-impala-starten-firing-up-the-old-impala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.unrandom.tech\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"Den alten Impala starten &#8211; Firing up the old Impala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Noch ruht er friedlich in der Abendsonne: Chevy Impala, Model 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die roten Flammen auf der wei\u00dfen K\u00fchlerhaube<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lassen ahnen, was in ihm steckt, 250 PS und 4,400 RPM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gleich ist es soweit: Sein Herz rast,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>der Moment dem er entgegengefiebert hat,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>der Klang auf den er sich seit Wochen gefreut hat,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>sein Impala, in tausend Teile zerlegt und neu zusammen gef\u00fcgt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>wird nach zwanzig Jahren neu zum Leben geweckt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still waiting peacefully in the evening sun,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>two-door Chevy Impala, model 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Red flames on a white hood hint what is lying beneath:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>250 PS and 4,400 RPM are ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon the moment he\u2019s been waiting for passionately, will be there,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the sound he\u2019s been looking forward to for weeks,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>taking the car into thousand parts and setting it back together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>after twenty years, his Impala will be fired up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kein Schl\u00fcssel, ein Draht z\u00fcndet,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ein leises, vibrirendes Ger\u00e4usch, erst nur kurz,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>gewinnt Halt, wird kr\u00e4ftiger, dann stark, st\u00e4rker,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>die Kurbelwelle, geht rhythmisch auf und ab,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>schwillt zu vollem Klang, orchesterstark,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>l\u00e4sst ein nie geh\u00f6rtes Echo im Hof der Wohnanlage hallen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a key, a wire will ignite the motor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>soft vibration, is gaining ground, becoming stronger,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and stronger. The crank shaft going up and down, rhythmically<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>accelerating to full symphonic sound,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>echoing through the the apartment complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blicke aus den Fenstern, anerkennend, entr\u00fcstet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ja, das Monster ist zum Leben erwacht!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Augen des Magiers blitzen,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kinder rennen herbei, kreischen und lachen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mit dem Gaspedal l\u00e4sst er den Motor wieder und wieder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>aufbrausen, um ihn dann langsam abklingen zu lassen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looks out of the windows, full of recognition or indignation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>yes, the monster is awake now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eyes of the magician are flashing with fire,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children come running, screaming and laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He pushes the motor with the gas pedal again and again powerfully,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>to let it quiet down slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Der Impala wird wieder in die enge Garage geschoben,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bereit f\u00fcr den ersten Lauf morgen fr\u00fch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ein Dinosaurier aus einer anderen Aera, ein \u201cmuscle car\u201d,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>wird die gew\u00f6hnlichen Motoren im Strassenverkehr \u00fcbert\u00f6nen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musik in den Ohren der einen,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\">ohrenbet\u00e4ubender L\u00e4rm f\u00fcr die anderen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Impala is pushed back into the narrow garage,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ready for its first run tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dinosaur of a past era, a muscle car,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>will  drown out common street cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>deafening noise for some,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and music into the ears of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noch ruht er friedlich in der Abendsonne: Chevy Impala, Model 1961. 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