| Tišina (original) | Tišina (translation) |
|---|---|
| Mrak se skupio u kap, | Darkness, pressed into a single drop, |
| Rano jutro kao slap | Dawn cascades, a waterfall unfurled, |
| Ulazi u sobu | Floods the chamber’s hush— |
| Dal si ikad pitala | Have you ever wondered, |
| Tamne senke zidova | Where the walls’ deep shadows stray, |
| Ujutro gde odu | At morning’s first unbraiding? |
| Oči su ti sklopljene, | Your lashes locked in sleep, |
| usne su ti umorne | Your lips, weary from the voyage, |
| Ne ljubi me njima | Do not touch me with them— |
| Nisu čvorci pevali | No choir of starlings sang |
| dok je iznad krovova | While over sleeping rooftops |
| Svirala tisina | Silence played its violin |
| Hajde Bože budi drug | God, become a comrade now, |
| Pa okreni jedan krug | Spin the world in one bold round, |
| Unazad planetu | Set all planets widdershins— |
| Noć je kratko trajala | The night, a brief illusion, |
| A nama je trebala | Yet to us was needed |
| Najduža na svijetu | The longest night that ever breathed. |
| U mom oku samo hlad | In my eye, a frostbound shade, |
| U mom srcu samo stud | In my heart, a wintry numbness, |
| Inje i prasina | Rime and dust entwined— |
| Nisu čvorci pevali | No starlings’ song awakened |
| dok je iznad krovova | While above the rooftops |
