Zbrkani snovi
Muddled Dreams
Slušajte me, djeco, sada:probudih se jednog jutra,mjesto zore suton pada –mislim da je bilo sutra.
Listen, children, what I say:I woke up one morning, whendusk instead of dawn held sway;I think it was tomorrow then.
U dvorištu koke sjede,puše lulu, kavu piju,neka plete, neka predei košulju pijetlu šiju.
In the yard the hens are sitting,sipping coffee, pipes aglow;some are spinning, some are knitting,and for Rooster shirts they sew.
Iza kuće na livadi,razvezana i bez lanca,posjedala četir vrancai kartaju preferansa.
On the meadow past the house,free of chains, their halters untied,four black horses sat outside,playing preferans side by side.
Naša guska čudno gače,k'o magarac viče „IJA!“U dvorištu s kokošimaispod ruke šeta lija.
Our old goose is honking oddly,cries "Hee-haw!" as donkeys do;in the yard, arm-in-arm with hens,strolls a fox, just passing through.
A kudronju mog Šarova,upregao mačor Jozau velika kola novapa miševe selom voza.
Tomcat Joza's hitched my curlyŠarov to a wagon new;round the village, bright and early,drives the mice, a merry crew.
Malo dalje kraj vrbika,vidio sam u cik zorekako neki stari djedakrticama zemlju ore.
A bit further, by the willows,at the crack of dawn I foundsome old grandpa using molesas his team to plough the ground.
Slušajte me, prijatelji,gledam čudne stvari mnoge,kad u onoj mutnoj barigliste peru svoje noge.
Listen to me now, my friends,many wondrous sights I meet:there, within that murky pond,earthworms washing their own feet!
Priđoh bliže ja do vode,a bara se zatalasa.Po obali ribe hodei pjevaju iz sveg glasa.
To the water I drew nigh,and the pond rippled around;on the bank the fish walked by,singing with a mighty sound.
U šumi su čudne stvari:leptiri se s vukom tuku,šumu ruši dabar stari,gusjenice klade vuku.
In the forest, strange to see:butterflies and wolves now fight,the old beaver fells each tree,caterpillars haul logs with might.
Kad navečer zora sviće,snovi mi na javu sliče.Da se nisam probudio,još bih i sad čuda snio!
When at nightfall dawn is breaking,dreams to me seem just like waking.If I'd stayed asleep in bed,wonders still would fill my head!