Simon Morgenstern

Našao sam lepo drvo i pod njim iskopao grob.
U njega sam bacio telo, misao i reč,
Sve ono čemu nekad bejah rob,
Samo senke blede,
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Kroz zavesu slane vode,
u zagrljaju ledene magle,
Vidim lice koje otvara usta,
kao da govori,
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I could not resist to watch,
despite the chill that pinched my spine,
to look away I simply could not,
a sight so eerie and divine.
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I died a long, long time ago,
it was an untimely death,
but still i linger, rightly so,
with nothing at all to regret.
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I have searched a thousand mountains,
and a million roads I crossed,
I roamed the seven seas
and ne'er did i get lost.
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smrt pije kafu gorku i hladnu.
kao da život nije dovoljno gorak.
svaki trenutak i korak po korak.
i sve noći koje padnu.
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look into the mirror of tear painted sky.
its only reflecting the
truth we´ve been rejecting,
the truth that s sobbing buried
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It was on that foggy day.
mid December years ago.
I finished digging up the grave.
then covered it up with muddy snow.
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How chilling and waking,
the wind from the mountains
is singing and crying,
and calling to me.
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uzviseni bice sinovi čovečiji,
jer su danas pokorili smrt,
udahnuli u sebe zivot vecni,
avramovog boga zatrli su put.
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if you look up to the skies,
with a clear and truthful eye,
be amazed of what you find,
and leave your old beliefs behind.
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It is the war, and everlasting,
Its purpose depraved and disgusting,
And the light the stars are casting,
is a shadow of before,
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Steže i grebe slana voda
Secanja u kojem je ugusena sloboda,
Savrsena slika starog sveta,
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Open the gates,
Look to the sky,
At long last,
The old gods arrive.
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