Čas


ali ste videli človeka ki je pil vodo
videl sem človeka ki je pil vodo
ali je v rokah držal vrč
v rokah je držal vrč
ali je ležal in gledal proti soncu
ležal je in gledal proti soncu
ali je stal in gledal v tla
stal je in gledal v tla
ali je bil sključen
bil je sključen
ali je bil raven in visok
bil je raven in visok
ali ste videli človeka ki je pil vino
videl sem človeka ki je pil vino
ali je v rokah držal vrč
v rokah je držal vrč
ali je ležal in gledal proti soncu
ležal je in gledal proti soncu
ali je stal in gledal v tla
stal je in gledal v tla
ali je bil sključen
bil je sključen
ali je bil raven in visok
bil je raven in visok
 
Time


Did you see the man who drank water
I saw the man who drank water
did he hold a pitcher in his hands
he held a pitcher in his hands
was he lying down and watching the sun
he was lying down and watching the sun
was he bent
he was bent
was he bolt upright and tall
he was bolt upright and tall
did you see the man who drank water
I saw the man who drank water
did he hold a pitcher in his hand
he held a pitcher in his hand
was he lying down and watching the sun
he was lying down and watching the sun
was he bent
he was bent
was he bolt upright and tall
he was bolt upright and tall


Translated from Slovenian by Joshua Beckman and the author

Tomaž Šalamun

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