POTVRDA O RUŽI

Nikad ne odbaci ružu
bilo
kakvu
ali
ipak
ružicu

nikad ne odbaci ružu
osušenu
uvelu
s laticama, bez latica
potamnjelu
bez mirisa
obješenu klonulu bolesnu
zatvorenu i nezatvorenu

čak ni crnu

nikad ne odbaci ružu
ljubav
ljubu
ljuvenu
crvenu

nikad ne baci ružu
grijeh
grijeh
grijeh
preskoči prekorači

nikad ne baci ružu
otkrivenu
nađenu
izgubljenu i spletenu
oko trešnjina stabla

nikad ne baci ružu
trnovitu i dosta ljutu
nikad ne odbaci
ponuđenu

nikad ne baci ružu
jer
baciš li je
čičak će izrasti
na njezinu
grobiću

© Dražen Katunarić
Produção de áudio: Croatian P.E.N. Centre

A Rose Certificate

Never throw away a rose
whatever
kind
yet
always
a little rose

never throw away a rose
dry
withered
with petals, without petals
darkened
without fragrance
hung depressed ill
closed unclosed

not even a black one

never throw away a rose
love
loved one
beloved
red one

never throw a rose
sin
sin
sin
skip step over

never throw a rose
discovered
found
lost and wound
round a cherry tree

never throw a rose
prickly
and very angry
never throw
an offered one

never throw a rose
because
if you do
burdock will grow
on
its
grave

Translated by Miljenko Kovačićek