Poem
Vlado Martek
Why do I need a family name?
Why do I need a family name?To familiarise and not to have a family.
Why do I need poetry?
Summer stops me short, I’m everywhere.
Why do I need a family name,
a wallet full of pathetic agreements.
So pathetic are those who aspire.
And an institution for achievements – still so pathetic.
© Translation: 2012, Miloš Djurdjević
Why do I need a family name?
Što će mi prezime?
Da prezimim i da zimu nemam.
Što će mi poezija?
Ljeto me prekida, svugdje sam.
Što će mi prezime
Novčanik jadnih dogovora.
Kako su jadni oni stremeći.
Kako je ipak institucija ciljeva – jadna.
Da prezimim i da zimu nemam.
Što će mi poezija?
Ljeto me prekida, svugdje sam.
Što će mi prezime
Novčanik jadnih dogovora.
Kako su jadni oni stremeći.
Kako je ipak institucija ciljeva – jadna.
© 2001, Vlado Martek
From: Volim čitati poeziju
Publisher: Naklada MD, Zagreb
From: Volim čitati poeziju
Publisher: Naklada MD, Zagreb
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Why do I need a family name?
Why do I need a family name?To familiarise and not to have a family.
Why do I need poetry?
Summer stops me short, I’m everywhere.
Why do I need a family name,
a wallet full of pathetic agreements.
So pathetic are those who aspire.
And an institution for achievements – still so pathetic.
© 2012, Miloš Djurdjević
From: Volim čitati poeziju
From: Volim čitati poeziju
Why do I need a family name?
Why do I need a family name?To familiarise and not to have a family.
Why do I need poetry?
Summer stops me short, I’m everywhere.
Why do I need a family name,
a wallet full of pathetic agreements.
So pathetic are those who aspire.
And an institution for achievements – still so pathetic.
© 2012, Miloš Djurdjević
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