Ygdrasil, A Journal of the Poetic Arts, Canada, 2010

PRE NEGO ŠTO IZGOVORIŠ

I pre nego što izgovoriš

Nepisana pesma šapuće

Na usnama tvojim

Nauči srce,

Živopis vatre

Nosi ožiljke,

Bolne zalihe.

Izusti, ljubavi, iz čitanke

Ko je napisao snove,

Gde složio

Tek život iznošeni?

Izmrvili smo

Pogaču ljubavi

Gde se rastanak mosti.

Even Before You Say It

Even before you say it

an unwritten poem whispers

on your lips.

Teach your heart,

the source of flame

carries wounds,

painful memories.

Say it, my love from the primer,

who recorded my dreams

where is my worn out life

stored?

We broke the bread of love

there where we

turned into the bridge of

departure.

Dear Sir, Germany, 2011

RAZLIČITOST

Sazdan od Reči

Samo jedno sam Slovo.

DIFFERENCE

Built of Words

I am only one Letter.

Istanbul Literary Review, Turkey, 2011

IZVIDANE RANE

Svetac međ' svecima

Molitvom pozlaćuje

Rane –

Vaskrslog Hrista.

The Healed Wounds

The saint among saints

With his prayer

Paints in gold

The wounds

Of the Resurrected Christ.

ZA NEŽNI NAPEV

Preostaje mi reč

Hartija

Neumrljana

I prozor

Koji otvara

U mojim očima

Svanuće.

For a Gentler Song

The Word is left

Paper

Untouched

And  the window

Opens

A sunrise

In my eyes.

LYNX, A Journal for Linking Poets, 2010

SAN OSLIKAN

Kraj blagdana

Poslednji obrisi krajolika

U kući reči uspavanke

Začine tišinu

Pod mekim uzglavljem

San oslikan.

A dream sketched

The end of the holiday

The last silhouettes landscape

In the house lullabies

Under a soft pillow of

A dream sketched.

Thanal magazine, India

SVE ŠTO IMAM

Osećam kao da nisam u ovom svetu

Sve što imam

Sve manje posedujem

U sjaju naseljen

Jedino još

Branim Darodavca.

U svetlosti koja se budi

Izvajane reči

Odsanjaju odsjaj mudrosti

Dok božansko teče dalje

I vraća se duboko u mene.

All I Have

I feel as if not in the world

All I have

I own less

In the light housed

I only

Protect the Gift Donor.

In the awakening light

Of the sculptured word

Dream the reflection of wisdom

While the celestial flows further

Returning deeply into me.

STEPENIK

STEPENIK 

I ovaj kamen kazuje
Umesto mene:
Jezičak je pravatre
Cakli i svetluca
Iz drevnog sna
Na mome pragu.
Čuva mi kuću i ognjište
A noću pali zvezde i svice.
Ovaj pradavni kamen – prag
Kazuje mi rodoslov
I pronosi imena predaka
Trošeći sebe sama.

DOOR - STEP

This stone talks

Instead of me

The tiny flame is pre-fire

It shines and gleams

From the old dreams

On my door-step

Guarding my home and fireplace

Lighting the night stars and fireflies

This ancient stone - door-step

Tells me my pedigree

The names of my ancestors

While spending itself.

                       Publishing: Sentinel Poetry, 2007

BIO

Dusan Colovic was born 1934. in Orasac. He has graduated from the Belgrade’s Divinity school “Saint Sava” and lives and works in Belgrade.

Colovic has published 17 books of poetry: Promise, 1984; There is day, 1985; Tree of lougeval wood, 1986; Ancestor satisfied smile, 1987; Hunger of time, 1989; The first year, the first day, 1994; We must say, 1995; Talking about you, 1997; Language of corn, 2000; Track cleaned light, 2002; In icon of soul, 2005; Orasac road, 2007; Echo of infinity, 2008; The gates of light  2009; To the Sons of the Celestial Secret, 2010; Milk of Language, 2011;  and Inside sky 2012.

His poems have been published in more of 100 journals, collections of poems and anthologies (like as Ekphrastia Gone Wild) and translated into many languages, like as English, Greek, German, Swedish, Russian, Byelorussian, Spanish, Romanian and Italian. He has won several national awards.

He has been published in such magazines as Sentinel Poetry, American Srbobran, The Poetry Super Highway, LYNX, A Journal of the Poetic Arts, The Tower Journal, Istanbul Literary Review, Kelaino, Thanal, Dear Sir, Nite-Writers International Literary Arts Journal, BRICKrhetoric, Cerebration, SNreview, Boston Poetry Magazine and The Open Mouse.

Colovic is also known for his anthologies of Serbian patriotic poetry. He published 6 anthologies of patriotic poetry. He is actively involved in the literary scene of Serbia. Critics emphasize his crystallized precision and haiku-like, epigrammatic, condensed expression. His play with language often makes it unfair to even attempt translation.

Biografija

Dušan Čolović je rođen 1934. godine u Orašcu kod Aranđelovca. Školovao se u rodnom mestu, Aranđelovcu, i u Beogradu, gde je završio petorazrednu Bogosloviju "Sveti Sava". Živi i radi u Beogradu.

Objavio je zbirke pesama: Zavet, 1984; Postoji dan, 1985; Stablo večne šume, 1986; Zadovoljni smešak pretka, 1987; Glad vremena, 1989; Godina prva, dan prvi, 1994; Treba progovoriti, 1995; Govorim o tebi, 1997; Žitni jezik; 2000; Tragom pročišćene svetlosti, 2002; U ikoni duše, 2005. Orašački put, 2007; Odjek beskraja, 2008; Svetlosne dveri, 2009;  Sinovima tajne svevišnje, 2010; Mleko jezika, 2011; Unutrašnje nebo 2012; Lišće vremena 2014.

Priredio je: monografiju Orašac u prošlosti i danas (sa M. Jakovljevićem), 1994; U hramu Ustalaca (izbor rodoljubivog pesništva), 1995; Svetkovine zavičaja (u slavu Vožda i ustanika), 1999. i Sretenjske zore – Izabrane pesme o Prvom srpskom ustanku, 2002; bibliofilsko izdanje antologije Zahvalno potomstvo 1804-2004., 2003. godine i antologiju Uzdarja Prvom srpskom ustanku, 2008. godine.

Pesme su mu objavljivane u časopisima, zbornicima i antologijama i prevođene na mnoge jezike. Zastupljen je u antologiji Ekphrastia Gone Wild  posvećenoj značajnim umetničkim ostvarenjima najvećih slikara sveta sa pesmom The Bite (Zalogaj) objavljenoj u američkoj izdavačkoj kući Ain’t Got No Press.

U San Francisku, u odabiru od 100 miliona knjiga iz 50 zemalja u periodu od 1996. do 2005. godine, u 100 000 najznačajnih knjiga uvrštena je zbirka pesama Govorim o tebi. U američkom časopisu The Poetry Super Highway pesma Nežni napev bila je pesma nedelje u avgustu 2010. godine.

Od 2010. do danas objavljene su mu pesme na engleskom jeziku u: Sentinel Poetry (UK), American Srbobran (USA), The Poetry Super Highway (USA), LYNX, A Journal for Linking Poets (UK), Ygdrasil, A Journal of the Poetic Arts (Canada), The Tower Journal (USA), Istanbul Literary Review (Turkey), Kelaino (Greece), Thanal Online (India), Dear Sir (Germany), Nite-Writers International Literary Arts Journal (USA), BRICKrhetoric (USA), Cerebration (USA), Word Riot (USA), SN Review (USA), Boston Poetry Magazine (USA) i The Open Mouse (Scotland).

Dobitnik je više nacionalnih priznanja.