Ne sudi
Don't Judge
Ne sudi po maski,po oklopu tijela.Za dušu mojuto si pitat htjela?Ona je čista,kao pamuk meka.U zagrljaj nježni,što te rado čeka.Tijelo mi je grubo,gipko kao Drava,jer ja sam rođenu znaku lava.Srce mi je toploi nije crno,ono je za teljubavi puno.
Do not judge by the mask,by the body's armoured shell.Was it about my soulyou wanted me to tell?It is clean and pure,as soft as cotton, too,in a tender embracethat gladly waits for you.My body is rough,yet lithe as the Drava's line,for I was bornbeneath the Lion's sign.My heart is warmand not black, but true;it is brimming overwith love for you.
Valpovo, 14. 01. 1975.
Valpovo, January 14, 1975
Translator's note. The Drava is the river that flows past Valpovo. The poet was born under the sign of Leo.