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February 17, 1836, Seville - December 22,
1870) was a Spanish post-romanticist writer
oI poetry and short stories, now considered
one oI the most important Iigures in Spanish
literature. He was associated with the post-
romanticism movement and wrote while
realism was enjoying success in Spain
His work approached the traditional poetry
and themes in a modern way, and he is
considered the Iounder oI modern Spanish
lyricism.
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The dark swallows will return
on your balcony will hang their nests,
and once again will knock in play
against your window glass.


But those that stopped their Ilight and perched
to observe your beauty and my good luck,
those that have learnt our names...
those... will not return!

The honeysuckle will return,
to climb the walls in your garden,
and open once again at evening
their even more beautiIul Ilowers,

but those blooms that were Iull oI dew
whose we saw the trembling drops
Iall like tears oI the day ...
those... will not return!

Ardent words oI love will return
to sound again in your ears;
and your heart Irom the depths oI sleep
perhaps will wake again;

But mute, absorbed, on bended knee,
as one adores God at His altar,
as I`ve loved you ... make no mistake,
none will love you like that!
Volveran las oscuras golondrinas
en tu balcon sus nidos a colgar,
y otra vez con el ala a sus cristales
jugando llamaran.
Pero aquellas que el vuelo reIrenaban
tu hermosura y mi dicha a contemplar,
aquellas que aprendieron nuestros nombres...
esas... no volveran!.
Volveran las tupidas madreselvas
de tu jardin las tapias a escalar,
y otra vez a la tarde aun mas hermosas
sus Ilores se abriran.
Pero aquellas, cuajadas de rocio
cuyas gotas mirabamos temblar
y caer como lagrimas del dia...
esas... no volveran!
Volveran del amor en tus oidos
las palabras ardientes a sonar;
tu corazon de su proIundo sueo
tal vez despertara.
Pero mudo y absorto y de rodillas
como se adora a Dios ante su altar,
como yo te he querido...; desengaate,
asi... no te querran!

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swallowed them or not. swallowed them or not. swallowed them or not. swallowed them or not.
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who? who? who? who?
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He was the youngest oI the writers
and poets oI the so called group
,Sturovci'. Jan Botto was Iamous
Ior his ballads and legends and
known as a lover oI Slovak Iolk
literature too
1829 Vysny Skalnik
1881 Banska Bystrica

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Kukucka

Sedi, sedi samucka
na javore kukucka.
Pocuva tam, pocuva,
ako vetrik poduva.

Pod javorom dievcina
kukulienku zaklina:
,Povedzze mi, ty to znas,
kedy pjdem na sobas?'

Sedi, sedi samucka
na javore kukucka.
Sedi nemo, jaj, beda!
co mi neodpoveda?

,Jajze, Boze! co je to?
Subil sa mi na leto;
uz to leto uchodi
a mj mily nechodi!'

Zavial vetor kadesi
kukuk leti za lesy
a pred ou ktos` zastane:
,Mila, ve uz po Jane!'


Cuckoo
She is sitting, sitting alone,
in the maple tree cuckoo.
There she is listening, listening to,
the wind blowing

Under the maple tree a girl
is asking the cuckoo:
,Tell me, you know it
When I will be married?'

She is sitting, sitting alone,
in the maple tree cuckoo.
Sitting dumb, yow, alas!
why isnt she answering me?

,Yow, god! What is this?
Hes promised to be mine in summer
summer has already gone
and my dear isnt coming!'

The wind has blown somewhere
The cuckoo is Ilying behind the woods
And somebody stands in Iront oI her:
,Dear, aIter the midsummer Ior sure!'

Translation: Janka Kollarova IV.B

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Prv sen

1ak sladko, sladko spalo sa mi!
Sen ten nejde mi z pamti.
Nebo zlatmi pln vtckami,
pazi - sam rajsk kvety.

A t vtac z neba sad ko mne,
so mnou jak s bratom sa bav,
v uchu mi hud piesne tajomn,
v oku divy bozej slvy.

Ach, a tie kvety, sestry sumn,
tak sa vm ku mne tukaj,
ockom milostnm hovoria ku mne,
dychom dusu napjaj.

First Dream

Do you know how sweet, sweet dream I had?
I can`t remove this dream from my mind.
The sky was gold, full of birds and I felt hot wind,
land as a carpet made from god`s flowers.

Look! These birds are sitting on my shoulders,
and talking with me like with a brother,
in my ear, they are singing a secret song, the
same,
like in God`s fame in my eye.

Oh, and these flowers, sisters of charm,
are hugging me to warm,
And they talk to me with an eye full of love,
with breath they fill my soul.

Translation: Peter Zldy, II.K

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lstanbul 1rks lstanbul 1rks lstanbul 1rks lstanbul 1rks

Istanbul'da, Bogazii'nde,
Bir Iakir Orhan Veli'yim;
Veli'nin ogluyum,
TriIsiz kederler iinde.

Urumelihisari'na oturmusum;
Oturmus da bir trk tutturmustum:

"Istanbulun mermer taslari;
Basima da konuyor, konuyor aman, marti kuslari;
Gzlerimden bosanir hicran yaslari;
Edali'm,
Senin yznden bu hlim."
"Istanbulun orta yeri sinema;
Garipligim, mahzunlugum duyurmayin anama;
El konusur, sevisirmis; bana ne?
Sevdali'm,
Boynuna veblim!"

Istanbul'da, Bogazii'ndeyim;

Bir Iakir Orhan Veli;
Veli'nin oglu;
TriIsiz kederler iindeyim.
The Song Of Istanbul

In Istanbul, in the Bosphorus,
I am poor Orhan Veli;
I am the son oI Veli
With indescribable sadness.

I am sitting by the shore oI Rumeli,
I am sitting and singing a song:

``The marble hills oI Istanbul,
Landing on my head, oh, landing are the sea gulls;
Hot, homesick tears Iill my eyes,
My coy,
I`m in mood cause oI you

'The middle oI Istanbul is cinema,
Don`t tell my sadness and dejection to my mother;
Others speak, Iall in love,
but what's that to me?
My lover,
On your head I am.''

In Istanbul, in the Bosphorus,
I am the poor Orhan Veli,
The son oI Veli
With indescribable sadness.
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espec|a||y Wrer re Was ooarded. Ard re le|l ||| al ease. le |s ore ol lre rosl larous poels ol lre
r|releerlr cerlury, oul re Was a|so arl cr|l|c, essay|sl ard lrars|alor. l|s |yr|cs Were Wr|ller e|lrer |r
Frercr or Lal|r. l|s ra|r Wor|s are : Les l|eurs du ra| (185Z) , Les Parad|s arl|l|c|e|s (180),
Le 3p|eer de Par|s (poslrure).

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7he Albatros
3ometimes, to entertain themselves, the men of the crew
Lure upon deck an unlucky albatross, one of those vast
8irds of the sea that follow unwearied the voyage through,
Flying in slow and elegant circles above the mast.

ho sooner have they disentangled him from their nets
7han this aerial colossus, shorn of his pride,
Coes hobbling pitiably across the planks and lets
his great wings hang like heavy, useless oars at his side.
how droll is the poor floundering creature, how limp and weak

he, but a moment past so lordly, flying in state!
7hey tease him:
0ne of them tries to stick a pipe in his beak;
Another mimics with laughter his odd lurching gait.

7he Poet is like that wild inheritor of the cloud,
A rider of storms, above the range of arrows and slings;
Exiled on earth, at bay amid the jeering crowd,
he cannot walk for his unmanageable wings.

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Zinic. Zinic. Zinic. Zinic.
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1924-1998
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Kamyk Kamyk Kamyk Kamyk

Kamyk jest stworzeniem Kamyk jest stworzeniem Kamyk jest stworzeniem Kamyk jest stworzeniem
doskonalym doskonalym doskonalym doskonalym
rownym samemu sobie rownym samemu sobie rownym samemu sobie rownym samemu sobie
pilnujoy swyoh granio pilnujoy swyoh granio pilnujoy swyoh granio pilnujoy swyoh granio

wypelniony dokladnie wypelniony dokladnie wypelniony dokladnie wypelniony dokladnie
kamiennym sensem kamiennym sensem kamiennym sensem kamiennym sensem

0 zapaohu, ktory niozego nie przypomina 0 zapaohu, ktory niozego nie przypomina 0 zapaohu, ktory niozego nie przypomina 0 zapaohu, ktory niozego nie przypomina
niozego nie ploszy nie budzi podania niozego nie ploszy nie budzi podania niozego nie ploszy nie budzi podania niozego nie ploszy nie budzi podania

1ego oiki wyrzut 1ego oiki wyrzut 1ego oiki wyrzut 1ego oiki wyrzut
kiedy go trzymam w dloni kiedy go trzymam w dloni kiedy go trzymam w dloni kiedy go trzymam w dloni
i oialo jest szlaohetne i oialo jest szlaohetne i oialo jest szlaohetne i oialo jest szlaohetne
przenik przenik przenik przenika falszywe oieplo a falszywe oieplo a falszywe oieplo a falszywe oieplo

- -- - Kamyki, nie daj si oswoio Kamyki, nie daj si oswoio Kamyki, nie daj si oswoio Kamyki, nie daj si oswoio
do kooa, bd na nas patrzeo do kooa, bd na nas patrzeo do kooa, bd na nas patrzeo do kooa, bd na nas patrzeo
okiem spokojnym bardzo jasnym okiem spokojnym bardzo jasnym okiem spokojnym bardzo jasnym okiem spokojnym bardzo jasnym

Pebble Pebble Pebble Pebble

A pebble is a oreature A pebble is a oreature A pebble is a oreature A pebble is a oreature
Lxoellent Lxoellent Lxoellent Lxoellent
equal to itself equal to itself equal to itself equal to itself
guarding its borders guarding its borders guarding its borders guarding its borders

Completed aoourately Completed aoourately Completed aoourately Completed aoourately
mending of a stone mending of a stone mending of a stone mending of a stone

with a smell that r with a smell that r with a smell that r with a smell that resembles nothing esembles nothing esembles nothing esembles nothing
does not soare away nothing does not soare away nothing does not soare away nothing does not soare away nothing
does not wake up desires does not wake up desires does not wake up desires does not wake up desires

l feel heavy reproaoh l feel heavy reproaoh l feel heavy reproaoh l feel heavy reproaoh
when l hold it in my hand when l hold it in my hand when l hold it in my hand when l hold it in my hand
and the body is noble and the body is noble and the body is noble and the body is noble
penetrates the false warmth penetrates the false warmth penetrates the false warmth penetrates the false warmth

- Pebbles, do not let to be tamed Pebbles, do not let to be tamed Pebbles, do not let to be tamed Pebbles, do not let to be tamed
- to the end, they will look at us to the end, they will look at us to the end, they will look at us to the end, they will look at us
- with easy and with easy and with easy and with easy and olear eye olear eye olear eye olear eye

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A member of the group of Spanish poets
known as the "Generation of 1927,"
Rafael Alberti (born 1902) was forced
to leave his home at the conclusion of
the Spanish Civil War. During his
nearlv 40 vears in exile he established a
reputation as one of the most prolific
and diverse poets of his generation

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Si mi voz muriera en tierra...

Si mi voz muriera en tierra,
llevadla al nivel del mar
y dejadla en la ribera.

Llevadla al nivel del mar
y nombradla capitana
de un blanco bajel de guerra.

Oh mi voz condecorada
con la insignia marinera:
sobre el corazon un ancla
y sobre el ancla una estrella
y sobre la estrella el viento
y sobre el viento una vela!

If my voice dies on land...

If my voice dies on land,
take it down to the sea
and leave it on the shore.

Take it down to the sea
and make it captain
of a white man-of-war.
Honour it with
a sailor`s medal:
over its heart an anchor,
and on the anchor a star,
and on the star the wind,
and on the wind a sail!
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El ngel bueno

Un ao, ya dormido,
Alguien que no esperaba
Se par en mi ventana.

- Levntate! Y mis ojos
vieron plumas y espadas.

Atrs. Montes y mares,
Nubes, picos y alas,
Los ocasos, las albas.

-Mrala ah! Su sueo,
pendiente de la nada.

-Oh anhelo, fijo mrmol,
fija luz, fijas aguas
movibles de mi alma!

Alguien dijo: Levntate!
Y me encontre en tu estancia
The good angel

One year, as I was sleeping,
Someone I wasn`t expecting
Stopped at my window.

Wake up! And my eyes
saw pens and swords.

Behind, mountains and seas,
Clouds, beaks and wings,
Sunsets, dawns.

Look at her there! Her dream
hanging from nothing

O longing, firm marble,
steady light, steadfast moving
waters of my soul.

Someone said: Wake up!
and in your room to myself I found
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3t-0enis and he is dead in 1952. Paul Eluard is one
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his death he published "Le Phoenix" [dedicated to
0ominique} which contains some of his most
beautiful poems.

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He was the most romantic
poet and author of
important works such as
Marna and Detvan.
The inspiration came
from the region of Zvolen
and Bansk Bystrica
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Sarkan

Letel sarkan vysoko,
chlapci pod nm stli:
Vysoko si aj oni
zivotom ziadali.

Prisiel vchor, vychytil
chlapcom z rk sarkana:
Tak utrat sa rados
aleko psan.

Uz je sarkan v oblakoch,
motz prsty reze:
Bez bolesti nechodia
veselosti svieze. -

The Kite

The kite was flying high,
below the boys were standing:
They wanted to fly so high
as their little kite.

Suddenly the strong wind came
and gripped the boys` kite:
Every happiness will fly away
if you don`t hold it tight.

The kite is already in the sky,
the string is hurting the fingers:
There is no happiness
if there is no pain.

SARKAN by Andrej Sladkovic

Translation: Mgr. Denisa Ladomerska
(English teacher)

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1ranslator: Leynep 00KUA0

1hink 1hink 1hink 1hinking of ou ing of ou ing of ou ing of ou

Thinking oI you is pretty, hopeIul,
It is like listening to the most beautiIul song
From the most beautiIul voice on earth...
But hope is not enough Ior me any more,
I don't want to listen to songs any more,
I want to sing.
3eni Usnmek 3eni Usnmek 3eni Usnmek 3eni Usnmek
Seni dsnmek gzel sey, mitli sey,
Dnyanin en gzel sesinden
En gzel sarkiyi dinlemek gibi birsey...
Fakat artik mit yetmiyor bana,
Ben artik sarki dinlemek degil,
Sarki sylemek istiyorum...
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Beklenen Beklenen Beklenen Beklenen

Ne hasta bekler sabahi, Ne hasta bekler sabahi, Ne hasta bekler sabahi, Ne hasta bekler sabahi,
Ne taze oly mezar, Ne taze oly mezar, Ne taze oly mezar, Ne taze oly mezar,
Ne de seytan bir gnahi, Ne de seytan bir gnahi, Ne de seytan bir gnahi, Ne de seytan bir gnahi,
3eni bekledigim kadar. 3eni bekledigim kadar. 3eni bekledigim kadar. 3eni bekledigim kadar.

0eti istemem gelmeni, 0eti istemem gelmeni, 0eti istemem gelmeni, 0eti istemem gelmeni,
oklugunda buldum seni, oklugunda buldum seni, oklugunda buldum seni, oklugunda buldum seni,
Birak vehmimde golgeni, Birak vehmimde golgeni, Birak vehmimde golgeni, Birak vehmimde golgeni,
0elme, artik n 0elme, artik n 0elme, artik n 0elme, artik neye yarar? eye yarar? eye yarar? eye yarar?


1he Long Awaited 1he Long Awaited 1he Long Awaited 1he Long Awaited

Neither a patient awaits the morning Neither a patient awaits the morning Neither a patient awaits the morning Neither a patient awaits the morning
Nor a grave do a newly dead Nor a grave do a newly dead Nor a grave do a newly dead Nor a grave do a newly dead
And the devil awaits a sin, either And the devil awaits a sin, either And the devil awaits a sin, either And the devil awaits a sin, either
As muoh as l wait for you As muoh as l wait for you As muoh as l wait for you As muoh as l wait for you

I don`t want you to come any more
I have found you in your absence
Your image shall fill my mind,
Your return doesn`t matter anymore.
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v|clor lu00 Was oorr |r 1802 lo 8esaror.
le Was a Wr|ler ard a Frercr poel. Al 19-20
years o|d, re rar|ed Ade|e Foucrer W|lr
Wro re rad 5 cr||drer. le erlered |r Frercr
Acadery |r 1811. lr 1815, re Was ex||ed
r|rse|l |r lre |s|ard ol 0uerresey ard
Jersey. lr 1885, re d|ed |r Par|s.
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deux l|||es Wr|ller lor lWo daugrlers Ade|e
ard Lopo|d|re ard 'J'a| cue|||| Wr|ller lor
r|s r|slress, Ju||elle.
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7omorrow, at dawn.

7omorrow, at dawn, in the hour when the countryside becomes
white,
l will leave. You see, l know that you are waiting for me.
l will go by the forest, l will go by the mountain.
l cannot stay far from you any longer.

l will walk the eyes fixed on my thoughts,
without seeing anything outside, nor hearing any noise,
Alone, unknown, the back curved, the hands crossed,
3ad, and the day for me will be like the night.

l will not look at the gold of the evening which falls,
hor the faraway sails descending towards harfleur.
And when l arrive, l will put on your tomb
A green bouquet of holly and flowering heather.

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Mikulas Kovac was the representative oI the
modern Slovak poetry. He Iound motivation in his
homeland, but above all showed sympathy Ior
ordinary people
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(born 1934 Leker - 1992 Banska Bytrica)

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Autumn
Look into the eyes of autumn. The trees in the park
blushing like girls listening to rude jokes -
as if they wanted to leave.

Look into the eyes of autumn. Chestnuts
are rolling down the street until they hit the first wall
and smash their heads helplessly.

Look into the eyes of autumn. Leaves are falling down,
tears are falling down, rain, fog and nests
and in the night sky a star is falling down
like a tear down the glass.

Look into the eyes of autumn. It thundered, a red flame
burst out
and around the autumn smokes, around the dead trees,
around the falling leaves, tears and stars

a human star is rising,

the star that is lifting the heads of millions of people
from the autumn tearful hands.

Look straight into the eyes of autumn.

1ese
Pozri sa do oc jesene. Stromy v parku
zapren ako dievcat, pocvajce drsn vtipy -
akoby chceli ods.

Pozri sa do oc jesene. Gastany
bezia dolu ulicou az k prvmu mru,
o ktor si bezmocne rozbjaj hlavy.

Pozri sa do oc jesene. Padaj listy,
padaj slzy, dazde, hmly a hniezda
a po nocnej oblohe ako slza po skle
pad hviezda.

Dvaj sa do oc jesene. Zadunelo, vysahol
cerven plame
a okolo dymov jesennch, okolo mtvych stromov,
okolo padajcich listov, sz a hviezd

stpa udsk hviezda,

hviezda, ktor milinom ud dvha hlavy
z jesennch uplakanch dlan.

Pozri sa rovno do oc jesene.

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VECNOS by Mikulas Kovac
Translation: Gregusova, Bartosova, Chobotova, I.H

Eternity

Your face
is like amphora
clenched in wrinkles of netting.

When it gets dark
it lights me in my sleep above the black rock
for all paper boats
for the boats sent
to the sea between us.

On the amphora
seven dancing lancers
never catch up
the barefoot slave

The barefoot slave on the amphora
never sings

Only silence that silence after oil
mother will be here forever
water pays water by water
and winter strokes by cold.


Vecnos

Tvoja tvr
je ako amfora
zovret v pletive vrsok

Ke sa zvecer
svieti mi v spnku nad ciernou skalou
pre vsetky papierov loky
pre loky vyhnan
na more mezi nami

Na amfore
sedem tancujcich kopijnkov
nikdy nedobehne
bosho otroka

Bos otrok na amfore
nikdy nezaspieva

1edine ticho to ticho po oleji
bude tu vecne matka
voda vode vodou plat
a zima chladom hladk

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1ARN BSE by Mikuls Kovc
Translation: Sfy Homola, II.H

Spring poem

Nothing is holding me from my first spring poem.
The sun is on the heaven, it is shining and heating
and yesterday I saw the first swallow, which like
a minister
cut with her gentle scissors
coloured ribbon on the floury threshold of spring.

The sun is on the heaven, the blinds can see it too.
And the old man, who died on the first spring day,
is knocking on the coffin, crying, poking out his
fingers through the earth,
so that he can caress the first grass, first flower,
first mole`s tower
and last grandson`s tear, which is trickling down
the back of cross
and leaves the path, where the small flies are
bathing.

In the park, the lovers are wandering and waiting
for green leaves,
so that they can hide their love from eyes of thee
world.
The benches are waiting, where it will be written
again:
Thank you for not damaging the all of us property!

But the poet, who has bought a new hat and feels
good in the world,
is secretly preparing the tablets, which he will
deliver at the first warm night:
Thank you, my dears, that you have engraved to
the bench your hearts similar to green pears
and yours lovely names
Oh Ivan, oh Bozena,
for you, I present my first spring poem.


Jarna base/

Nic ma uz nezdrz od prvej jarnej bsne.
Slnko je na nebi, svieti a hreje
a vcera som uvidel aj prv lastovicku, ktor ako
minister
presekla svojimi neznmi noznicami
farebn stuhu na zamcenom prahu jari.

Slnko je na nebi, vidia ho aj slep.
A starec, ktor zomrel v prv jarn de,
klope na truhlu, place vystrkuje prsty cez hlinu,
aby mohol pohladka prv trvu, prv kvet,
prv vezu krtka
a posledn slzu vnuka, ktor stek chrbtom krza
a zanechva cesticku, v ktorej sa kpu musky.

Parkom sa tlaj zabenci a cakaj na zelen lstie,
aby mohli ukry svoju lsku pred ocami sveta.
Cakaj lavicky, na ktorch bude zase napsan:
akujeme vm, ze neposkodzujete majetok ns
vsetkch!

Ale bsnik, ktor si kpil nov klobk a cti sa
dobre na svete,
pripravuje tajne tabuky, ktor poroznsa prvej
teplej noci:
akujem vm, mil, ze ste do lavicky vryli svoje
srdcia podobn zelenm hruskm
a svoje krsne men -
Ivan, Bozena,
vm venujem svoju prv jarn bse!
Bos otrok na amfore
nikdy nezaspieva

1edine ticho to ticho po oleji
bude tu vecne matka
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Writing in the Galician language, after the Sculos Escuros
(Dark Centuries), she became an important figure of the
Galician romantic movement, known today as the
Rexurdimento ("renaissance"), along with Manuel Curros
Enrquez and Eduardo Pondal. Her poetry is marked by
saudade, an almost ineffable combination of nostalgia,
longing and melancholy
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Ic (v.o Ic (v.o Ic (v.o Ic (v.o
(24 February 1837
- 15 July 1885)
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BLACK SHADOW


When I think you've passed me over
Once again you rise and haunt me,
Overpowering black shadow
Prowling round my bed to taunt me.

When again I dream you've vanished,
In the bare sun you astound me.
You're the shine of stars above me.
You're the howl of wind around me.

If they sing, I hear your singing.
If they mourn, I hear your mourning.
You're the murmur of the river
And the evening and the morning.

You are all and all becomes you,
All about me, leaving never,
Living in me, living for me,
Shadow over me forever.

Negra Sombra Negra Sombra Negra Sombra Negra Sombra

Cando penso que te fuches, Cando penso que te fuches, Cando penso que te fuches, Cando penso que te fuches,
Negra sombra que m Negra sombra que m Negra sombra que m Negra sombra que m asombras, asombras, asombras, asombras,
pe d pe d pe d pe d os meus cabezales os meus cabezales os meus cabezales os meus cabezales
Tornas facndome mofa. Tornas facndome mofa. Tornas facndome mofa. Tornas facndome mofa.
Cando maxino qu Cando maxino qu Cando maxino qu Cando maxino qu s ida s ida s ida s ida
N NN N mesmo sol te m mesmo sol te m mesmo sol te m mesmo sol te m amostras, amostras, amostras, amostras,
Y eres Y eres Y eres Y eres estrela que brila, estrela que brila, estrela que brila, estrela que brila,
Y eres vento que zoa. Y eres vento que zoa. Y eres vento que zoa. Y eres vento que zoa.

Si cantan, s ti que cantas; Si cantan, s ti que cantas; Si cantan, s ti que cantas; Si cantan, s ti que cantas;
Si choran, s ti que choras, Si choran, s ti que choras, Si choran, s ti que choras, Si choran, s ti que choras,
Y s marmurio d Y s marmurio d Y s marmurio d Y s marmurio d o rio o rio o rio o rio
Y s noite y s aurora. Y s noite y s aurora. Y s noite y s aurora. Y s noite y s aurora.

En todo ests e ti s todo, En todo ests e ti s todo, En todo ests e ti s todo, En todo ests e ti s todo,
Pra min y en min mesmo moras, Pra min y en min mesmo moras, Pra min y en min mesmo moras, Pra min y en min mesmo moras,
Nin m Nin m Nin m Nin m abandonars nunca, abandonars nunca, abandonars nunca, abandonars nunca,
Sombra que semp Sombra que semp Sombra que semp Sombra que sempre m re m re m re m asombras asombras asombras asombras
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Adis, ros; adios, fontes;
adios, regatos pequenos;
adios, vista dos meus ollos:
non sei cando nos veremos.
Mia terra, mia terra,
terra donde me eu criei,
hortia que quero tanto,
figueirias que prantei,
prados, ros, arboredas,
pinares que move o vento,
paxarios piadores,
casia do meu contento,
muo dos castaares,
noites craras de luar,
campanias trimbadoras,
da igrexia do lugar,
amorias das silveiras
que eu lle daba meu amor,
caminios antre o millo,
adios, para sempre adios!
Adios groria! Adios contento!
Deixo a casa onde nacn,
deixo a aldea que conozo
por un mundo que non vin!
Deixo amigos por estraos,
deixo a veiga polo mar,
deixo, en fin, canto ben quero...
Quen pudera non deixar!...
Mais son probe e, mal pecado!,
a mia terra n' mia,
herbias do camposanto,
donde meu pai se enterrou,
herbias que biquei tanto,
terria que nos criou.
Adios Virxe da Asuncin,
branca como un serafn;
lvovos no corazn:
Peddelle a Dios por min,
mia Virxe da Asuncin.
Xa se oien lonxe, moi lonxe,
as campanas do Pomar;
para min, ai!, coitadio,
nunca mis han de tocar.
Xa se oien lonxe, mis lonxe,
Cada balada un dolor;
que hastra lle dan de prestado
a beira por que camia
que naceu desdichado.
Tovos, pois, que deixar,
hortia que tanto amei,
fogueiria do meu lar,
arborios que prantei,
voume soio, sin arrimo...
Mia terra, adios!, adios!
Adios tamn, queridia!...
Adios por sempre quizais!...
Dgoche este adios chorando
desde a beiria do mar.
Non me olvides, queridia,
si morro de soids...
tantas lgoas mar adentro...
Mia casia!,meu lar!
fontia do cabaar.
Adios, adios, que me vou,

/vi. o., /vi. o., /vi. o., /vi. o.,
vvi. {onc. vvi. {onc. vvi. {onc. vvi. {onc.
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Good-bye rivers, good-bye fountains;
Good-bye, little rills;
Good-bye, sight of my eyes:
I don't know when we'll see us again.
Sod of mine, sod of mine,
Sod where I was raised,
Small orchard I love so,
Dear fig trees that I planted,
Meadows, streams, groves,
Stands of pine waved by the wind,
Little chirping birds,
Darling cottage of my joy,
Mill in the chestnut wood,
Clear nights of brilliant moonlight,
Cherished ringing bells
Of the tiny parish church,
Blackberries in the brambles
That I used to give my love,
Narrow footpaths through the cornfields,
Good-bye, for ever good-bye!
Good-bye, heaven! Good-bye, happiness!
I leave the house of my birth,
I leave the hamlet that I know
For a world I haven't seen!
I leave friends for strangers,
I leave the lowland for the sea,
I leave, in short, what I well love...
Would I didn't have to go!
But I'm poor and-base sin!-
My sod is not my own
For even the shoulder of the road
Is loaned out to the wayfarer
Who was born star-crossed.
I must therefore leave you,
Small orchard I loved so,
Beloved fireplace of home,
Dear trees that I planted,
Favourite spring of the livestock.
Good-bye, good-bye, I'm leaving,
Hallowed blades of the churchyard
Where my father lies buried,
Saintly blades I kissed so much,
Dear land that brought us up
Good-bye Virxe da Asuncin,
White as a seraph,
I carry you in my heart:
Plead with God on my behalf,
Virxe da Asuncin of mine.
Far, very far away hear
The church bells of Pomar;
For hapless me-alas-
They shall never ring again.
Hear them afar (farther away yet).
Every peal deals out pain,
I part alone without a friend...
Good-bye land of mine, good-bye!
Farewell to you too, little darling...!
Farewell forever perhaps...!
I send you this farewell crying
From the precious coastline.
Don't forget me, little darling,
If I should die of loneliness...
So many leagues offshore...
My dear house! My home!
oov oov oov oov ,c i.c., ,c i.c., ,c i.c., ,c i.c.,
oov oov oov oov ,c {ovnvin. ,c {ovnvin. ,c {ovnvin. ,c {ovnvin.

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-Deixa que canten, Marica;
Marica, deixa que canten...
Si ti sintes que me vaia,
eu relouco por quedarme.
-Conmigo, meu queridio,
mit da noite pasaches.
-Mais en tanto ti dormas,
contenteime con mirarte,
que as, sorrindo entre soos,
coidaba que eras un nxel,
e non con tanta pureza
p dun nxel velase.
-As te quero, meu ben,
como un santo dos altares;
mais fuxe..., que o sol dourado
por riba dos montes saie.
-Irei, mais dme un biquio
antes que de ti me aparte,
que eses labios de rosa
inda non sei como saben.
-Con mil amores cho dera,
mais teo que confesarme,
e moita vergonza fora
ter un pecado tan grande.
-Pois confsate, Marica,
que cando casar nos casen,
non che han de valer, menia,
nin confesores nin frades.
Adios, caria de rosa!
-Raparigo, Dios te garde!

(ono nc nci vc i (ono nc nci vc i (ono nc nci vc i (ono nc nci vc i
.i c qvco. .i c qvco. .i c qvco. .i c qvco.

-Cantan os galos pra o da;
rguete, meu ben, e vaite.
-Como me hei de ir, queridia;
como me hei de ir e deixarte?
-Deses teus ollios negros,
como doas relumbrantes,
hastra as nosas maus unidas
as bgoas ardentes caen.
Como me hei de ir si te quero?
Como me hei de ir e deixarte,
si ca lengua me desbotas
e co corazn me atraes?
Nun corruncho do teu leito
cariosa me abrigaches;
co teu manso calorio
os fros ps me quentastes;
e de aqu xuntos miramos
por antre o verde ramaxe
cal iba correndo a la
por enriba dos pinares.
Como queres que te deixe?
Como que de ti me aparte,
si mis que a mel eres dulce
e mis que as froles soave?
-Meiguio, meiguio meigo,
meigo que me namoraste,
vaite de onda min, meiguio,
antes que o sol se levante.
-Anda dorme, queridia,
antre as ondias do mare,
dorme por que me acaries
e por que amante me chames,
que solo onda ti, menia,
podo contento folgare.
-Xa cantan os paxarios,
rguete, meu ben, que tarde.

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"Sleep yet a while, dearie,
Amid the gentle waves of the sea,
Sleep-for then you would caress me
And call out to me like a lover;
It's only with you, little girl,
That I can relax contented."
"Already the little birds sing;
Get up, my boon, it's late."
"Let them sing, Marica;
Marica, let them sing...
If you are sorry to see me go,
I rave for to stay."
"With me, my dearie,
You spent half the night."
"Still while you slept
I contented myself with gazing at you,
And as you slept, smiling between dreams,
I fancied that you were an angel;
And not with as much chastity
Would I've kept vigil at the feet of an angel."
"That's how I want you, my boon,
Like a saint upon the altar;
But depart..., the golden sun
Shows above the hilltops."
"I will, but give me a wee kiss
Before I slip away from you,
For I do not yet know how
Those rosy, sweet lips taste."
"I would with thousand fold love,
But I must go to confession
And it would be a great shame
To own so great a sin."
"Go to confession then, Marica,
But when they marry us well married,
Neither confessors nor friars
Will avail you any, little girl.
Good-bye, pretty rose face!"
"God keep you, guy!"

How Can I Depart
If I Love You?
The roosters sing to the dawning day;
Get up, my good, and go."
"How can I go, dearie;
How can I go and leave you?
"The burning tears fall
Like glittering beads
From your lovely dark eyes
To our clasped hands.
How can I depart if I love you?
How can I go and leave you
If you send me away with the tongue
Yet with the heart draw me near?
In a corner of your bed
You sheltered me fondly;
With your gentle, sweet heat
You warmed my cold feet;
And together we watched from here
Through the green foliage
How the moon tracked
Above the stands of pine.
How do you pretend that I leave you?
How can I stay away from you
If you are sweeter than honey
And milder than the flowers?"
"Darling wizard, dear bewitching wizard,
Wizard who made me fall in love with you,
Depart from here, darling wizard,
Before the sun rises."
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^viv Tv.i[o..[v ^viv Tv.i[o..[v ^viv Tv.i[o..[v ^viv Tv.i[o..[v
}v.no:c..[v }v.no:c..[v }v.no:c..[v }v.no:c..[v
1891-1945
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Miloo Miloo Miloo Miloo

Nie widzialam Ci ju od miesioa. Nie widzialam Ci ju od miesioa. Nie widzialam Ci ju od miesioa. Nie widzialam Ci ju od miesioa.
l nio. 1estem moe bledsza, l nio. 1estem moe bledsza, l nio. 1estem moe bledsza, l nio. 1estem moe bledsza,
trooh pioa, trooh bardziej milozoa trooh pioa, trooh bardziej milozoa trooh pioa, trooh bardziej milozoa trooh pioa, trooh bardziej milozoa
leoz widao mona yo bez powietrza leoz widao mona yo bez powietrza leoz widao mona yo bez powietrza leoz widao mona yo bez powietrza

Love Love Love Love

l haven't seen you for a month l haven't seen you for a month l haven't seen you for a month l haven't seen you for a month
And nothing. Maybe l am paler, And nothing. Maybe l am paler, And nothing. Maybe l am paler, And nothing. Maybe l am paler,
a little sleepy, a little more silent, a little sleepy, a little more silent, a little sleepy, a little more silent, a little sleepy, a little more silent,
but l may live without the air! but l may live without the air! but l may live without the air! but l may live without the air!
43
Zi,v Tv,v Zi,v Tv,v Zi,v Tv,v Zi,v Tv,v
1825-1881
44

0azel 0azel 0azel 0azel
Uiy Uiy Uiy Uiyar ar ar ar- -- -i kfr gezdim beldeler ksaneler gordm i kfr gezdim beldeler ksaneler gordm i kfr gezdim beldeler ksaneler gordm i kfr gezdim beldeler ksaneler gordm
Uolastim mlk Uolastim mlk Uolastim mlk Uolastim mlk- -- -i islami btn viraneler gordm i islami btn viraneler gordm i islami btn viraneler gordm i islami btn viraneler gordm

Bulundum ben dahi dar Bulundum ben dahi dar Bulundum ben dahi dar Bulundum ben dahi dar- -- -s s s s- -- -sifa sifa sifa sifa- -- -yi Bab yi Bab yi Bab yi Bab- -- -i Ali'de i Ali'de i Ali'de i Ali'de
lelatun'u begenmez anda ok divaneler gordm lelatun'u begenmez anda ok divaneler gordm lelatun'u begenmez anda ok divaneler gordm lelatun'u begenmez anda ok divaneler gordm

uzur uzur uzur uzur- -- -i gse i gse i gse i gse- -- -yi meyhaneyi ben gormedim gitti yi meyhaneyi ben gormedim gitti yi meyhaneyi ben gormedim gitti yi meyhaneyi ben gormedim gitti
Ne meolisler ne sahblar ne Ne meolisler ne sahblar ne Ne meolisler ne sahblar ne Ne meolisler ne sahblar ne isrethaneler gordm isrethaneler gordm isrethaneler gordm isrethaneler gordm

Cihan namindaki bir maktel Cihan namindaki bir maktel Cihan namindaki bir maktel Cihan namindaki bir maktel- -- -i ma yolum dst i ma yolum dst i ma yolum dst i ma yolum dst
kmet derler anda bir nioe salhaneler gordm kmet derler anda bir nioe salhaneler gordm kmet derler anda bir nioe salhaneler gordm kmet derler anda bir nioe salhaneler gordm

Liya degmez humari keyfine meyhane Liya degmez humari keyfine meyhane Liya degmez humari keyfine meyhane Liya degmez humari keyfine meyhane- -- -i dehrin i dehrin i dehrin i dehrin
Bu iyretgehte ben ok durmadm amm neler
grdm

0hazal 0hazal 0hazal 0hazal


l toured the lands of unbelief, l saw oities and palaoes. l toured the lands of unbelief, l saw oities and palaoes. l toured the lands of unbelief, l saw oities and palaoes. l toured the lands of unbelief, l saw oities and palaoes.
l wandered through the realm of lslam, l saw all in ruins. l wandered through the realm of lslam, l saw all in ruins. l wandered through the realm of lslam, l saw all in ruins. l wandered through the realm of lslam, l saw all in ruins.

l was in the madhouse of the 3ublime Porte, l was in the madhouse of the 3ublime Porte, l was in the madhouse of the 3ublime Porte, l was in the madhouse of the 3ublime Porte,
l saw madmen who thought themselves better than l saw madmen who thought themselves better than l saw madmen who thought themselves better than l saw madmen who thought themselves better than
Plato. Plato. Plato. Plato.

l found no solaoe i l found no solaoe i l found no solaoe i l found no solaoe in the tavern: it had gone. n the tavern: it had gone. n the tavern: it had gone. n the tavern: it had gone.
l saw no drinking parties, no revelry, no merriment. l saw no drinking parties, no revelry, no merriment. l saw no drinking parties, no revelry, no merriment. l saw no drinking parties, no revelry, no merriment.

My way led to the plaoe of exeoution oalled the world, My way led to the plaoe of exeoution oalled the world, My way led to the plaoe of exeoution oalled the world, My way led to the plaoe of exeoution oalled the world,
where l saw those slaughter where l saw those slaughter where l saw those slaughter where l saw those slaughter- -- -houses known as houses known as houses known as houses known as
governments. governments. governments. governments.

Ziya, the pleasure of the tavern of our time is not worth
the headache.
I did not stay long at this carouse, but Oh, the things
I saw!
45
Jacques Prvert is one of the most popular
of 20th-century French writers [1900-1977}.
he produced poetry ranging from the
humorous to the satiric and the melancholy.
Many of his poems and songs were sung in
nightclubs before being collected and
published. his volumes of poetry include
Paroles [1946}, 3pectacle [1951}, and, in
English translation, 3elections from Paroles
[1958} and 7o Paint the Portrait of a 8ird [tr.
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1970}. Prvert
wrote many important screenplays, Le Jour
se lve [1939} and Les Enfants du paradis
[1945}. he died in 1977, at 0mobille-la petite,
Manche

7he 0unce

he says no with the head
8ut he says yes with the heart
he says yes to the person he loves
8ut he says no to the teacher
he is up
we question him
And all the questions are ask
3uddenly he has a fit of the giggles
And he blots out everything
7he numbers and the words
7he dates and the nouns
7he sentences and the pitfalls
And despite the teacher threats
0nder the booing of the prodigy children
with all colours chalks
0n the blackboard of the misfortune
he draws the face of the happiness

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[.. }vn [.. }vn [.. }vn [.. }vn I.vvo..[i I.vvo..[i I.vvo..[i I.vvo..[i
1^1 1^1 1^1 1^1 200 200 200 200
Bez nas Bez nas Bez nas Bez nas
0dejdmy ju nie wroomy
nareszoie samotnoo bdzie sama
miloo bez ohoi posiadania
Bog bez pyta
rozpaoz bez reklamaoji
pikno bez estetyki
niebo biale po burzy po deszozu niebieskie
jeszoze trooh pomarudzi ostatnie slowo jak
bezradny baran
jeszoze wiatr szarpnie oknem bo oieplo
spotka zimno
poskaoze zielony pasikonik ktory porzuoil
wielkoo
eby wybrao szozoie
jeszoze zaboli dlugopis oo mi zostal po matoe
ale wszystko bdzie ju naprawd
bo bez nas
without us without us without us without us
Let's go away and do not go baok
finally loneliness with be alone
love without desire of possessing
0od without questions
despair without oomplaints
beauty without aesthetio
white sky after a storm after the rain blue
still oomplains last word
as helpless lamb
still wind jerks the window beoause warm
meets oold
still green grasshopper whioh abandoned its
size
to ohoose luok
still the pen hurts whioh l got from my
mother
but everything will be real
beoause without us


1 8A81CSZ kCWALlk
47

He was a Galician activist, writer, and political journalist
Ferreiro was born in a well-oII Galicianist Iamily. In 1932, at the age oI twenty, he created the
Mocedades Galeguistas de Celanova (Youth Galicianists of Celanova) with Xose Velo
Mosquera. In 1934 he also participated in the creation oI the Federacion de Mocedades
Galeguistas (Federation of Youth Galicianists). Some time aIter this Ferreiro got into trouble
because oI an article published in his magazine Guieiro.
(c.o 1niio Iccio (c.o 1niio Iccio (c.o 1niio Iccio (c.o 1niio Iccio
Celanova, 1912 - Vigo, 1979
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LONC NICH1 OF S1ONE

In the middle of the road there was a stone
there was a stone in the middle of the road
there was a stone in the middle of the road
there was a stone.
CARLOS DRUMMOND DE ANDRADE

The roof is stone.
The walls are stone
and the night.
The ground is stone
and the railings.
The doors,
the chains,
the air,
the windows,
the looks,
are stone.
The hearts of men looking outwards
are
also
made of stone.
I too, dying
in this long night
of stone.

LONCA NOI1E DE PEDRA

No meio do caminho tinha uma pedra
tinha uma pedra no meio do caminho
tinha uma pedra
no meio do caminho tinha uma pedra.
CARLOS DRUMMOND DE
ANDRADE

O teito de pedra.
De pedra son os muros
i as tebras.
De pedra o chan
i as reixas.
As portas,
as cadeas,
o aire,
as fenestras,
as olladas,
son de pedra.
Os corazs dos homes
que ao lonxe espreitan,
feitos estn
tamn
de pedra.
I eu, morrendo
nesta longa noite
de pedra.

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THE KINGDOM

Then,
when animals could talk,
to say freedom was not sad,
to say truth was like a river,
to say love,
to say friend,
was the same as referring to spring.
No one knew of insults.
When animals could talk,
men would sing in the evenings
of doves of light and goldfinches of dream.
To say yours and mine was not
comprehensible,
to say sword was prohibited,
to say prison was only a word
without meaning, a breath which missed
the heart of the people.

When,
when was it lost,
that great Kingdom?

O REINO
No tempo aquil
cando os animales falaban,
decir libert non era triste,
decir verd era coma un ro,
decir amor,
decir amigo,
era igual que nomear a primavera.
Ningun saba dos aldraxes.
Cando os animales falaban
os homes cantaban nos solpores
pombas de luz e xlgaros de soos.
Decir teu e meu non se entenda,
decir espada estaba prohibido,
decir prisin somente era unha verba
sin senso, un aire que mancaba
o corazn da xente.
Cando,
cando se perdeu,
iste gran Reino?

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We wanted freely
to eat our daily bread. Freely
to bite it, chew it, fearlessly digest it,
freely talking, singing on the banks
of rivers freely running down to the
sea.
Freely, freely
we wanted only
to be freely men, to be stars,
to be sparks from the great fireplace of
the world,
to be ants, birds, boys,
in the Noahs ark on which we row.
We wanted freely to smile,
to speak of it to God in the passing
wind
in the long wind of the woods and
plains
without fear, without blackness,
without chains,
without sin, freely, freely,
like the air of the morning and spray.
Like the wind.
But this our difficult love was broken
the glass of a fragile dream
on a reef of screams
DQGQRZZHDUHQRPRUHWKDQVKDGRZV
LIBREMENTE
Ns queramos libremente
comer o pan de cada da.
Libremente
mordelo, masticalo, dixerilo sin
medo,
libremente falando, cantando nas
orelas
dos ros que camian pra o mar
libre.
Libremente, libremente,
ns queramos somente
ser libremente homes, ser estrelas,
ser fascas da grande fogueira do
mundo,
ser formigas, paxaros, minios,
nesta arca de No na que bogamos.
Ns queramos libremente surrir,
falarlle a Dios no vento que pasa
-no longo vento das chairas e dos
bosques-
sin temor, sin negruras, sin cadeas,
sin pecado, libremente, libremente,
coma o aire do mencer e das
escumas.
Coma o vento.
Mais iste noso amor difcil rompeuse
-vidro de soo frxil-
nun rochedo de berros
e agora non somos mis que
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^ivn v.i.v ^ivn v.i.v ^ivn v.i.v ^ivn v.i.v
(born 1940)

He is a native of Zvolen and a significant humorist, playwright,
songwriter, actor, director, presenter and a singer.

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ZA DEDINOU by Milan Lasica
Translation: Martina Dorotova
a Matus urdik, III.K

Behind the village

Behind the village Iour willows lie
One oI them is certainly mine
There I go when the night is coming
There I go when the night is coming

Behind the village Iour willows grow
When my tongue itches me, there I always go
Only to one oI them I conIess
Only to one oI them I conIess

This will never disclose,
what is on my heart
only she may guess,
what happens in my soul,
When here I go

II you are also Iull oI doubts
go and Iind the willow quite
go and Iind a hollow tree
go and Iind a hollow tree

Behind the village Iour willows bloom
II they cut mine, what would I do
Where would my soul Iind peace
Where would my soul Iind peace

Za dedinou

Za dedinou styri vby stoja,
jedna z nich je urcite ta moja,
ta ja chodim, ke sa zveceri.

Za dedinou rastu styri vby,
vzdy ta zajdem, ke ma jazyk svrbi,
iba jednej z nich sa zdverim.

Ta to nikdy nevyzradi,
co na srdci mam,
iba ona asi tusi,
co sa deje v mojej dusi,
ke sem chodievam.

Ak mas aj ty pochybnosti hbu,
tak si najdi mlcanlivu vbu,
tak si najdi stromcek butavy.

Za dedinou styri vby kvitnu,
co si pocnem, ak tu moju vytnu,
kde sa mojej dusi uavi?

Ta to nikdy nevyzradi,
co na srdci mam,
iba ona asi tusi,
co sa deje v mojej dusi,
ke sem chodievam.

Styri vby stali uz nestoja
nestoji tam uz ani ta Tvoja
dusu azi sumrak boavy.

Za dedinou styri vby stali
dodnes neviem preco ich vyali
kam ja pjdem, ke sa zveceri?

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A poet, novelist, songwriter and
an exceptional talent. He united
the whole Slovakia by the song
called ,Voda co ma drz nad
vodou.~

}o:c{ +vn }o:c{ +vn }o:c{ +vn }o:c{ +vn
1964 Kosice - 1999 Zvolen
54

Oci ako lska

Oci ako lska, v hbke miesto pre vesmr
Njdu ma aj s km som sm pre seba nezvestn mm
Oci mojich prstavov
S nehou trochu skmavou
Oci ako lska s krsnou zenskou obavou

Oci ako lska svietia vzdy ke vypn prd
Nemuss by stle, pr len tak a iba bu mm
Vzdy ke mme chu by zl
Cas nm oci zalep
Oci ako lska mzu vidie za slepch

Ak si obcas pomysls
ze to so mnou nie je raj
ze sny niekam odisli
oci ako lska maj

Oci ako lska skmaj, co mzu da
Pohad vo mne rca mry nrekov a strt mm
Zivot nie je celkom ns
Nieco odho, len si strz
Oci ako lska - mdry svet, co v sebe ms

Ak si obcas pomysls
ze to so mnou nie je raj
ze sny niekam odisli
oci ako lska maj

Nie sme spolu nhodou
Niekedy nm bva fajn
Never dobrm nvodom
oci ako lska maj









Eyes like love

Eyes like love
at depth, place Ior universe
theyll Iind me while
I am lost in myselI
Eyes oI my harbours
With tenderness a bit speculative
Eyes like love
With beautiIul Ieminine Iear

Eyes like love
Always shine when the current is oII
You neednt to be Ior always
Just come
Just like that
Everytime we Ieel like being mad
Time like love
They may see Ior blind ones

Eyes like love
Speculate what could they oIIer
Ruining the glance in myselI
Walls oI lamentation and loss
The liIe isnt Iully ours
Throw away something and keep
Eyes like love
Wise world that you have inside

II you go wrong sometimes
That paradise isnt with me
That dreams have walked away
Do have eyes like love

We are not together by chance
Sometimes we are Iine
Do not trust manuals
Do have eyes like love




OCI AKO LASKA by JozeI Urban
Translation: Alzbeta Zavova and Marko
Casar, III.K
55

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1915-2006
56

1ustioe 1ustioe 1ustioe 1ustioe

lf everybody had four apple lf everybody had four apple lf everybody had four apple lf everybody had four apple
if everybody people were as strong as horses if everybody people were as strong as horses if everybody people were as strong as horses if everybody people were as strong as horses
if everybody were equally vulnerable if everybody were equally vulnerable if everybody were equally vulnerable if everybody were equally vulnerable
to love to love to love to love
if everyone had all the same if everyone had all the same if everyone had all the same if everyone had all the same
nobody would need to any nobody would need to any nobody would need to any nobody would need to anybody body body body
1hank you that your justioe is 1hank you that your justioe is 1hank you that your justioe is 1hank you that your justioe is
inequality inequality inequality inequality
what l have and what l haven't what l have and what l haven't what l have and what l haven't what l have and what l haven't
even that what l haven't give to someone even that what l haven't give to someone even that what l haven't give to someone even that what l haven't give to someone
lt's always needed by someone lt's always needed by someone lt's always needed by someone lt's always needed by someone
it is the night so the day is it is the night so the day is it is the night so the day is it is the night so the day is
it's dark so in order to the star shining it's dark so in order to the star shining it's dark so in order to the star shining it's dark so in order to the star shining
we pray beoause others do not pray we pray beoause others do not pray we pray beoause others do not pray we pray beoause others do not pray
l believe beoause others do not believe l believe beoause others do not believe l believe beoause others do not believe l believe beoause others do not believe
we die for those who do not want to die we die for those who do not want to die we die for those who do not want to die we die for those who do not want to die
we love oause another hearts are thin we love oause another hearts are thin we love oause another hearts are thin we love oause another hearts are thin
letter is olose to so while another one is for away letter is olose to so while another one is for away letter is olose to so while another one is for away letter is olose to so while another one is for away
lt's the easiest to understand for them lt's the easiest to understand for them lt's the easiest to understand for them lt's the easiest to understand for them



1 WLkCNIkA S2C2LSIAk

3prawiedliwoo 3prawiedliwoo 3prawiedliwoo 3prawiedliwoo

0dyby wszysoy mieli po oztery jablka 0dyby wszysoy mieli po oztery jablka 0dyby wszysoy mieli po oztery jablka 0dyby wszysoy mieli po oztery jablka
gdyby wszysoy byli silni jak konie gdyby wszysoy byli silni jak konie gdyby wszysoy byli silni jak konie gdyby wszysoy byli silni jak konie
gdyby wszysoy byli jednakowo bezbronni w gdyby wszysoy byli jednakowo bezbronni w gdyby wszysoy byli jednakowo bezbronni w gdyby wszysoy byli jednakowo bezbronni w
milooi milooi milooi milooi
gdyby gdyby gdyby gdyby kady mial to samo kady mial to samo kady mial to samo kady mial to samo
nikt nikomu nie bylby potrzebny nikt nikomu nie bylby potrzebny nikt nikomu nie bylby potrzebny nikt nikomu nie bylby potrzebny
Uzikuj Ci e sprawiedliwoo 1woja jest Uzikuj Ci e sprawiedliwoo 1woja jest Uzikuj Ci e sprawiedliwoo 1woja jest Uzikuj Ci e sprawiedliwoo 1woja jest
nierownooi nierownooi nierownooi nierownooi
to oo mam i to ozego nie mam to oo mam i to ozego nie mam to oo mam i to ozego nie mam to oo mam i to ozego nie mam
nawet to ozego nie mam komu dao nawet to ozego nie mam komu dao nawet to ozego nie mam komu dao nawet to ozego nie mam komu dao
zawsze jest komu potrzebne zawsze jest komu potrzebne zawsze jest komu potrzebne zawsze jest komu potrzebne
jest noo eby byl dzie jest noo eby byl dzie jest noo eby byl dzie jest noo eby byl dzie
oiemno eby wieoila gwiazda oiemno eby wieoila gwiazda oiemno eby wieoila gwiazda oiemno eby wieoila gwiazda
jest ost jest ost jest ost jest ostatnie spotkanie i rozlka pierwsza atnie spotkanie i rozlka pierwsza atnie spotkanie i rozlka pierwsza atnie spotkanie i rozlka pierwsza
modlimy si bo inni si nie modl modlimy si bo inni si nie modl modlimy si bo inni si nie modl modlimy si bo inni si nie modl
wierzymy bo inni nie wierz wierzymy bo inni nie wierz wierzymy bo inni nie wierz wierzymy bo inni nie wierz
umieramy za tyoh oo nie oho umierao umieramy za tyoh oo nie oho umierao umieramy za tyoh oo nie oho umierao umieramy za tyoh oo nie oho umierao
koohamy bo innym seroe wyohlodlo koohamy bo innym seroe wyohlodlo koohamy bo innym seroe wyohlodlo koohamy bo innym seroe wyohlodlo
list przyblia bo inny oddala list przyblia bo inny oddala list przyblia bo inny oddala list przyblia bo inny oddala
nierowni potrzebuj siebie nierowni potrzebuj siebie nierowni potrzebuj siebie nierowni potrzebuj siebie
im najlatwiej zrozumieo e kady im najlatwiej zrozumieo e kady im najlatwiej zrozumieo e kady im najlatwiej zrozumieo e kady jest dla jest dla jest dla jest dla
wszystkioh wszystkioh wszystkioh wszystkioh
i odozytywao oalo

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)iv 1vnn )iv 1vnn )iv 1vnn )iv 1vnn
1856-1918
58

Bir Uaha Bir Uaha Bir Uaha Bir Uaha 3oyle 3oyle 3oyle 3oyle
egane sevdigin alemde ben miyim simdi?
3ahih ben miyim artik muhatab-i askin?
Btn o hiss-i amik-i fuad-i pr sevkin
0 ibtila-yi ezel, o alaik-i ebedi
Benim mi sahsima mahsur?.... bir daha soyle.
0 sanihat-i hazinin, o beyyinat-i gamin,
3ahih, mlhimi hep ben miyim, bugn soyle,
1ahasssatini, efkarini btn soyle.
0etir su kalbime dok varsa, sevdigim, elemin
Eden nedir seni rencur?...Bir daha syle
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Translator: mer Berkay DNDAR
59

He is a native oI Zvolen. His poetry makes him
a representative oI barbaric generation which
expresses contemporary mans opinions, ideas and
Ieelings.

1.vn 1.vn 1.vn 1.vn )ocni )ocni )ocni )ocni
(born 1965)

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Pred polnocou ma neroztancujes

Biela jar pristane volnikom tulipnov,
ktor si odpykvaj trest za zvdnutie
pohodenm do nasuchorench pern.
Plavne zakrda sa tesenie. Mm rd tvoje nah
ramen,
ke po polnocnch sprchch medzi mrtiami
rozhadzujes lupienky smevov.
A mm rd tie tvoj chamtizn,
spla tka zlomen prahom predsienky
vzdy bez klopania vplva do tvojich obliniek,
ke vkroci chcem za tebou do svitu.
Postoj, mrska, mrkav tisce
o rozum stihla si uz pripravi ...

PRED POLNOCOU MA NEROZTANCU1ES by
Ivan Kolenic
Translation: 1ana Sekerkov and Sra Mria
Hildegarda Skradov, III.K

You wont make me dance before midnight

White spring suits well tulips frills,
which are serving their sentence for having passed
away
throwing into fluffing duvet.
The pleasure is slinking gracefully. I am fond of
your naked arms,
when after the midnight showers among fatal ends
you spread smilespetals.
And I like your greedy shadow too,
tiny light broken by the porchs doorsill
always enters without knocking and breezes into
your curves,
when I want to walk into the dawn to meet you.
Hold on, beautiful monster, clouds of thousand
youve already driven them crazy ...



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Stredn odborn kola, Stredn odborn kola, Stredn odborn kola, Stredn odborn kola,
Zvolen, Slovakia

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Collge Sainte Jeanne dArc. Collge Sainte Jeanne dArc. Collge Sainte Jeanne dArc. Collge Sainte Jeanne dArc.
Morteau, France

CEIP Santa Rita, CEIP Santa Rita, CEIP Santa Rita, CEIP Santa Rita,
Galdo-Viveiro, Spain