KO SE NOČ SPUSTI NA ZEMLJO    

written by  VANJA TAJNŠEK   

iz pesniške zbirke ZASPANČKI                       

KO SE NOČ                                                                         

SPUSTI NA ZEMLJO                                                     

IN JE VSE LEPO MIRNÓ,                                 

TAKRAT ZLEZEM POD ODEJO                                   

IN ZAZREM SE GOR V NEBO.                                     

GÔRI, TAM                                                                        

SE DAN PREBUJA.                                                          

BOTER MESEC JE ŽE VSTAL                                         

IN ZDAJ ZVEZDICO ZA ZVEZDO                

V ČAROBNI SIJ NAM BO PRIŽGAL.                            

KO NA LEPEM                                                                  

TEMNEM NEBU                                              

BOTER MESEC BO SIJAL,                                           

JAZ POGREZNIL SE BOM V SANJE,                           

TIHO, MIRNO BOM ZASPAL.                     

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WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS ON THE LAND

translated by TAMARA LAGANIN KRANJEC

from the collection of poems SANDMEN

WHEN THE NIGHT

FALLS ON THE LAND

AND THE WORLD IS SOUND ASLEEP,

I PULL THE BLANKET WITH MY HAND

AND ON THE SKY MY EYES I KEEP.

UP THERE

A DAY SEEMS TO AWAKE

AND THE MOON IS SHINING BRIGHT

STAR BY STAR NOW SHE WILL TAKE

TURNING EACH TO A WONDROUS LIGHT.

WHEN IN THE CLEAR

AND DARKSOME SKY

BRIGHT SHINES A COMPANION MOON

IN MY DREAMS I START TO FLY

AND SLEEP DEEPLY, VERY SOON.