Raven And A Swan ~ Gavran I Labud Poem by Jankovic Zoran

There is no symbolism
in the raven being black.
He can learn to speak
but it will remain a black bird.

The swan can be black
but also white.
He is always a symbol
of beauty and refinement.

Humans are like birds:

Some people talk nice,
and they leave behind a black mark.
Some people are silent
on the fringe of life,
and we remember them
by innocence and the goodness
that radiates from them.

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Gavran i labud

Nema simbolike u tome
što je gavran crn.
Može naučiti da govori
ali će ostati crna ptica.

I labud može biti crn
ali i bijele boje.
On je uvijek simbol
ljepote i otmenosti.

Ljudi su slični pticama:

Neki ljudi lijepo govore,
a za sobom ostave crni trag.
Neki ludi ćute u zapećku života,
a pamtimo ih po nevinosti
i dobroti koja iz njih zrači.