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Kolenič, Ivan: Panem et circenses (Panem et circenses in English)

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Panem et circenses (Slovak)

„Láska!“ – kričíš, – „láska!“
Ako keď sa stretneš so starou známou
A jednou vetou jej vysvetlíš,
Že tvoj elegantný ablek s úzkou čiernou viazankou
A dokonale pristrihnutý účes sú iba výhovorko,
Že stále myslíš na to a ono, na tambo...
Jej mdlá arogancia ti náhle vyráža dych, keď sotva
Badateľne, ale jasne, bez omylu mávne rukou,
Že to všetko dávno zašil čas...
A budúcnosť je nejasná!


PublisherPôvabné hry aristokracie, Slovenský spisovateľ 1991

Panem et circenses (English)

"Love!" you shout, "love!"
As when you meet an old acquaintance
And explain to her in short
That your elegant suit with a narrow black tie
And perfectly trimmed hair is a mere excuse,
That you still think of this and this, and that...
Her faint arrogance suddenly knocks you out, when hardly
Perceptibly but clearly, unerringly she waves her hand
To say that everything is long gone...
And the future is unclear!



Source of the quotationOne Hundred Years Of Slovak Literature

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