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DETE I LEPTIR..
Dete:
Leptiricu, sarencicu,
Hodi k meni amo!
Evo imam lepu ruzu,
Omirisi samo.
Leptir:
Ja bih doso, al' se
bojim
Kakve igle klete;
Stisnuces me, probosces
me,
P' onda zbogom svete!
Dete:
Necu, lepko, necu,
lepko,
Zivota mi moga.
Samo hocu da izbrojim
Kol'ko imas noga.
Leptir:
E, pa to ti mogu kazat
I izdalje malko:
Leptir ima sest nozica,
- A sad zbogom, ranko!
Jovan Jovanovic
Zmaj |
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A CHILD AND A BUTTERFLY..
Child:
Oh, my litlle butterfly,
Would you please just
come to me!
Spread your wings
and twinkle by,
Here's a rose for
you to see.
Butterfly:
I would like to come
and see
I would like to twinkle
by;
But, your needle might
poke me
And my life might
go bye-bye!
Child:
I won't do that, don't
be scared--
Cross my heart so
you could know.
I would only like
to bend--
Count how many legs
you grow.
Butterfly:
That is something
I can tell
Even if I'm not close
by:
I have six legs that
are swell,
And now, my dear boy,
bye-bye!
Jovan Jovanovic
Zmaj
Translation: Dragana
Konstantinovic
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