Hana Samaržija
английский
Ugasiti hrast
Nismo takve da propustimo
spomenuti uzore: djevojčica baca
sve osim pepela u šahtu. Ne znamo
što ćemo s tim
roletama od lisičjeg bijega
napetim između dva stakla.
Propustit ćemo sunce ili nećemo?
Počne li kiša,
propustit ćemo odlazak na pogreb
kao što su onog dana propustili
ugasiti stari hrast
jer se priroda može sama brinuti o sebi.
Postavit ću previše pitanja.
Nemoj mi čestitati rođendan,
ni tebi tvoja majka nije brojala zube
pa si ispala sasvim u redu, nisi li,
nije li ispalo sasvim u redu
brojati zrna graha
umjesto uzastopnih odlazaka sunca?
Из: Etika kruha i konja
Zagreb: SKUD IGK, 2018
Putting Out Oak Trees
We are not of the kind that doesn’t
credit its sources: a girl flushes all
but ashes down the drain. We don't know
what to do with those
blinds made out of lost foxes
stretched taut between glass sheets.
Will we be late for the sun,
or won’t we? If it rains,
we are going to miss the funeral,
like the time they missed
putting the oak tree out
because nature can take care of itself.
I will ask too many questions.
Don’t bring up my birthday,
your mother didn’t count your teeth either
but you turned out just fine, didn't you,
didn’t it turn out just fine
counting red beans
instead of each escaping sun?