On The Stage Of Life ~ Na Pozornici Života Poem by Jankovic Zoran

On the stage of life

(To my favorite actress)

Applause is heard in the distance.
She has a fake smile on her face.
I know what she feels.

When grief overcomes her pain
she sees the empty stage
and I see her smile.
The audience knows
it's not the end.

In the cast room she looks
in the mirror and smiling.
I leave flowers and we drink wine.
A toast to her. Alert for bis.

On departure speaks too softly
that I could hear,
but I know what she said to me:

"When I stop laughing,
know that the show is over,
know I'm gone. "

Applause is heard in the distance.
I knew she has
a fake smile on the face.
I knew she's alive.

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Na pozornici života

(Mojoj omiljenoj glumici)

U daljini se čuje aplauz.
Na licu ima lažni osmijeh.
Znam šta osjeća.

Kad joj tuga nadvlada bol
ona vidi praznu pozornicu,
a ja vidim njen osmijeh.
Publika zna da to nije kraj.

U sobi za glumce gleda
u ogledalo i smiješi se.
Ostavljam cvijeće i pijemo vino.
Nazdravljam joj. Zvoni za bis.

Pri odlasku govori suviše
tiho da bih je mogao čuti,
ali znam šta mi je rekla:

"Kad prestanem da se smijem,
znaj da je predstava završena,
znaj da me više nema."

U daljini se čuje aplauz.
Znam da na licu
ima lažni osmijeh.
Znam da je živa.