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Mezei András: Faces (Az utcán in English)

Portre of Mezei András

Az utcán (Hungarian)

Akik szembe jöttek velem,

akik a sárga csillagot  

a mellemen észrevették,

kik e látványról leszakadtak

nehéz lélekkel, s tovább vitték  

a szégyent, áldottak legyenek,

ők is, a lesúnyt fejek,

a mozdulatlanul előre nézők.



Uploaded bySebestyén Péter
PublisherBelvárosi Könyvkiadó
Source of the quotationMezei András: Adorno

Faces (English)

Blessed be those whom I passed on the street,

those who beheld on my chest

the yellow Star of David,

those who were saddened by the sight,

those who walked on with heavy heart

burdened by shame; and blessed be also

those who chose to avert their faces

closed with fixed and frozen looks.



Uploaded bySebestyén Péter
PublisherSmokestack Books
Source of the quotationAndrás Mezei: Christmas in Auschwitz
Publication date

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