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Serbian literature Branko Miljkovic In Vain Do I Wake Her
Serbian literature Branko Miljkovic In Vain Do I Wake Her
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In Vain do I Wake Her by Branko Miljković I wake her because of the Sun explaining itself to the plants Because of the sky stretched out between fingers I wake her because of the words that burn the throat I love her with my ears One should go to the end of the world and find dew on the grass I wake her because of the distant things resembling the ones here Because of the people who, without names and foreheads, walk the streets Because of the anonymous words of city squares I wake her Because of the manufactured landscapes of public parks I wake her because of this planet of ours, that may become a mine in the bleeding sky Because of the stony smile of friends asleep between two battles When sky was no longer a huge birdcage, but an airport My love full of others is part of dawn I wake her because of dawn because of love because of me because of others I wake her though it's more pointless than summoning a bird forever landed She must have said: let him look for me and see that I'm gone That woman with child's hands, whom I love That child who fell asleep without wiping off the tears, whom I wake In vain in vain in vain In vain do I wake her Because she will wake up different and new In vain do I wake her Because her mouth won't be able to say her In vain do I wake her You know the water flows but never says a thing In vain do I wake her One should promise to a lost name someone's face in the sand If that's not so cut my hands off and turn me into stone Translated by Lazar Pascanovic |
