Desanka Maksimović "Krvava bajka" lyrics

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Krvava bajka

Bilo je to u nekoj zemlji seljakana brdovitom Balkanu,umrla je mučeničkom smrćučeta đakau jednom danu.

Iste su godinesvi bili rođeni,isto su im tekli školski dani,na iste svečanostizajedno su vođeni,od istih bolesti svi pelcovani,i svi umrli u istom danu.

Bilo je to u nekoj zemlji seljakana brdovitom Balkanu,umrla je mučeničkom smrćučeta đakau jednom danu.

A pedeset i pet minutipre smrtnog trenasedela je u đačkoj klupičeta malena

I iste zadatke teškerešavala:koliko možeputnik ako ide peške...i tako redom.

Misli su im bile puneistih brojki,i po sveskama u školskoj torbibesmislenih ležalo bezbrojpetica i dvojki.

Pregršt istih snovai istih tajnirodoljubivih i ljubavnihstiskali su u dnu džepova.

I činilo se svakomda će dugo,da će vrlo dugo,trčati ispod svoda plavadok sve zadatke na svetune posvršava.

Bilo je to u nekoj zemlji seljakana brdovitom Balkanuumrla je junačkom smrćučeta đakau istom danu.

Dečaka redovi celiuzeli se za rukei sa školskog poslednjeg časana streljanje pošli mirnokao da smrt nije ništa.

Drugova redovi celiistog časa se uznelido večnog boravišta.

A Bloody Fairytale

It happened in a country of peasantsin the mountainous Balkansa troop of schoolchildrendied a martyr's deathin one day.

In the same yearthey all were born,their school days went on the same wayto the same celebrationsthey were taken togethervaccinated against the same ilnessesand all died on the same day.

It happened in a country of peasantsin the mountainous Balkansa troop of schoolchildrendied a martyr's deathin one day.

And fifty five minutesbefore the moment of deaththe little troopwas sitting in the school benches.

And the same difficult exercisesthey were solving: how much cana traveler going on foot...and so on.

Their minds were fullof the same numbers,and exercise books in school bagscontained a meaningless abundanceof A's and D's.

A handfull of the same dreamsand the same secretsboth of patriotism and of lovethey were clenching at the bottoms of their pockets.

And it seemed to everyonethat they will for a long timethat they will for a very long timebe running beneath the blue firmamentuntil they finishall the exercises in the world.

It happened in a country of peasantsin the mountainous Balkansa troop of schoolchildrendied a heroic deathin one day.

Whole rows of boystook each other's handsand from their last class at schoolwent peacefully to the firing squadas if death was nothing.

Whole rows of friendsascended at the same timeto their eternal resting place.

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