Dve rane

Dve rane Ubod li,

to buja ubistvu,

to ljubim.

Vreo vrh maču

zažudi do balčaka u telo.

Jer i kroz ranu,

i tiše tim,

prizivlju se biti.

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Al’ dve se otvore.

Preboli, te zadatoh,

moja bez prebola, brale.

Jer je tiho satkana duša,

na tiše brdo uvodile

prozirne ruke.

Za ožiljkom se

u vidanje prikrade,

bleda vidarica bez nade.

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Al’ kaže mi se dolina.

Romori što je škrgut ovde zuba.

Tiho se samo sjaranilo

što se krvavo mrzi ovde i ljubi.

Nema za mene bilja ovde dole.

The Two Wounds

Tis a stab.

It burgeons to killing.

That I love.

 

The sword's hot point

Thirsts to the hilt in a body.

For through a wound

And quieter thus

Are they summoned to be.

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But two wounds open

Those I gave you recovered, 

Mine is unhealing, brother. 

For the soul is silently woven,

To a quieter hill have it led

Two transparent hands.

 

After the scar

Creeps to healing

A pale sorceress without hope. 

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But the valley speaks to me

The murmurs that are gnashing of

teeth here.

There all is softly reconciled

That here bloodily hates and loves.

No parenthood is for me here

below.

(Edward Goy)