Jesenji motiv
Jesenji motiv
Jesen u Zagreb posve tiho došeta
u papučama bez peta.
Tek okom trepneš, a već su njeni puti
zasuti lišćem što žuti.
Ćilim se rujni pred njom podatno pruža
satkan od uvelih ruža.
I tko je sretne, namah tražiti stane
mahnito minule dane.
I ja ih tako u lišću tražim i ištem
pred žutim sveučilištem.
Pado sam i ja tu, da bješe milota,
na ispitima života.
Pa ipak zviždim đačku ariju lijepu
s rukom u praznome džepu.
Jer negdje u suncu, teška, još neobrana
i moja se svija grana.
Autumn Motif
Autumn arrives very quietly in Zagreb
wearing heelless slippers.
In the blink of an eye its paths
with yellow leaves are covered.
Before it a red carpet is spread
made of withered roses.
And whoever meets it, at once
looks for the past days frantically.
I also look for them in the leaves
and ask around yellow university.
Where I was falling
at life exams splendidly.
Though I still whistle students' pretty melody
with my hand in a pocket that's empty
As somewhere in the sun, with fruits, heavy my branch keeps bending.
(translated by Božica Cvjetković)