Dođe bilo kad

Dođe bilo kad
budim se i liježem sama
Za trpezu zasjednemo
ručava i večerava moje tijelo
Zavirimo i u spise porodične
tu su recepti za sve što se ikad
za njegova usta spravljalo štedro
Što od njega hoću?
Igraj se, dijete, nije ti stalo!
Da izmamim osmjeh?
Ni jedan jedini!
Kad prazan glas zapjeva
ako je koja zaostala riječ

© Sonja Manojlović
De: Upoznaj Lilit – izabrane pjesme
Zagreb: Konzor, 2002
Producción de Audio: Udruga radio mreža 2008

He Comes Any Time

He comes any time
I wake up and lie down alone
We sit at the table
he has my body for lunch and for dinner
We peep also into family documents
here are the recipes for everything that has ever
been abundantly prepared for his mouth
What do I want from him?
Play, child, you don't care!
To elicit a smile?
Not a single one!
When an empty voice sings
if any word has stayed behind

Translated by Miljenko Kovačićek