Zašto čovjek nije kao dijete
Why Is Man Not Like a Child
Zašto čovjek nije kao dijeteu čistoći svoje duše?Zašto neki kad odrastusve vrline ljudske ruše?
Why is man not like a childin the pureness of his heart?Why do some, when they are grown,tear man's virtues all apart?
Zašto čovjek nije kao dijetešto koru kruha među sobom dijeli?Zašto mnogi zemaljsko blagosamo za sebe želi?
Why is man not like a childthat will share its crust of bread with all its friends?Why do many want earth's richesonly for their selfish ends?
Zašto čovjek nije kao dijeteu poštenju, marljivosti?Zašto su pojedinci zvijeriu otimanju i gramzljivosti?
Why is man not like a childin his honesty and toil?Why are some like beasts of prey,grasping, snatching, greedy for the spoil?
Zašto čovjek nije kao dijetešto mu se pogled kupa u rosi?Zašto svojim postupcimabol, bijedu i jad nanosi?
Why is man not like a childwhose gaze bathes in dewdrops, fresh and clear?Why, by all he does, must hebring pain, want and sorrow here?
Zašto čovjek nije kao dijeteŠto osmjehom proljeće nosi?Zašto prljavim ratovimatuđe živote gnječi i kosi?
Why is man not like a childthat brings springtime with its smile?Why does he crush the lives of other men,scything them in dirty wars so vile?
Zašto čovjek nije kao dijetešto se mora držati bontona?Zašto čovjek želi prestižu oružju od atoma?
Why is man not like a childthat must mind its manners, be polite?Why does man seek his prestigein atomic weapons' might?
Zašto čovjek nije kao dijetešto ne gleda porijeklo ni rasuZašto mnogi kad odrastumeđu ljudstvom prave klasu?
Why is man not like a childthat pays no heed to someone's birth or race?Why do many, once they're grown,rank mankind by class and place?
Valpovo, 16. 10. 1975.
Valpovo, October 16, 1975