Priziv

PrizivPomeni me u molitvama tvojim

kad sunce pada za daleke gore,

jer znaj da mene kobne misli more,

i da se, kao slabo dete, bojim.

Ti čista dušo, budi Genoveva,

nad zaspalim Parizom koja bdi,

dokle pod njenim blagoslovom sneva

ljubavnik čedan i zločinci svi;

I nek pod tvojom molitvom zaćute,

o zaštitnice večna duše moje,

sve kobne misli što mi srce mute,

i, ko zločinci, spremne za boj stoje.

Pomeni me u molitvama, mila,

i ja ću znati u časove tame,

kad opet grune nečastiva sila,

da dobra duša tvoja pazi na me…

Invocation

Mention me in prayers divine

When the sun sets over yonder hill

Cause under heavy thoughts I pine

And afraid, like a weak child, I feel.

And you pure soul, be a Genevieve,

Over sleeping Paris that keeps guard

That a blessed dream should kindly weave

For a chaste lover and all villains hard.

And let your mighty prayer tame

Oh, steady protectress of my flighty soul,

All misgivings that my heart make lame

And ready for battle, like villains, stand tall.

Mention me in your prayers, dear

And in the darkest hour, I will be aware

When an evil force once again draws near

That your kind soul of me doth take care.

(Translation by: Danica Dimitrijević)