Nenad Burgić (1952-1990) : Closed/  Open book (Zatvorena / Otvorena knjiga)

NENAD BURGIĆ (1952-1990): Zatvorena/Otvorena knjiga

CIPELE

Same nigde ne idu
A tolike puteve znaju
Moje stare cipele

SHOES

They never walk alone
Yet know so many paths
My old shoes

ŠULNI

sami nikamor niso šli

čeprav so vsega videli

moji stari šulni

 

JUTRO

Čujem
Oči se otvaraju
Budim se

MORNING

I hear
My eyes are opening
I am awakening

JUTRO

čujem

oči se mi odpirajo

zbujam se

 

DRVO

Drvo kraj mene
Ne raste u mom kraju
Jesenji  vetar

TREE

The tree next to me
Does not grow in my town
Autumn breeze

CVEĆE

Kroz prozor štale
Grana obližnjeg drveta
Unela cveće

FLOWERS

Through barn’s window
A branch of a nearby tree
Brought in flowers

LIST

Dok pada ka zemlji
List topole
Poslednji put se njiše

LEAF

As it falls
A poplar leaf
Sways for the last time

 

LIST

ko pada na zemljo

list topola

še zadnjič se zaziba

KIŠA

Kiša dok lije
Suvo je
Ispod konjskih kopita

RAIN

Heavy rainfall
It is dry
Under horses hoofs

OSTRVO

Pusto ostrvo
Sve dalje od kopna
Nadolazi plima

ISLAND

A desert island
Far-off from mainland
The tide is approaching

KAMEN

Potonuo kamen
Krugovi  još odlaze
Ka obali jezera

STONE

A stone sunk
Circles keep moving
Towards the lake shore

REKA

Daleko od kuće
Reka što protiče
Donosi vodu iz mog sela

RIVER

Far away from home
River that flows
Brings water from my village

VETAR NA MESECU

Tiha noć
Naprežem uvo da čujem
Vetar na mesecu

WIND ON THE MOON

A silent night
I strain my ear to hear
Wind on the moon
Nenad Burgić (1952-1990)

English translation: Klara Stanič