Man, be careful
not to walk small
under the stars.
May your whole body
be filled with
the dim light of the stars!
To have no regrets
when with the last glances
you part with the stars!
In your final hour
instead of dust
pass whole to the stars.
Antun Branko Šimić (1898 – 1925) Croatia
Translated by Božica Cvjetković
Source: Serbo-Croatian Poetry Translation
Thank you for this
ReplyDeleteI'm so thrilled to have found this poem just now by googling. It was once recited to me by a dear Bosnian friend who sadly died - poisoned by her own cooking. Many thanks for posting it.
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