Ratovi U Našim Životima

by Izet Sarajlić

Marko Bašić je preturio preko glave

dva balkanska i dva svjetska rata.

Ovo mu je peti.

 

Meni i mom pokoljenju—drugi.

 

A za Vladimira

s njegovih osamnaest mjeseci

u ovom trenutku mogli bi se reći

da je čak polovicu svog života

proveo u ratu.

by Izet Sarajlić

Marko Bašić is in over his head

with two Balkan and two World wars.

This is his fifth.

 

Me and my generation—the second.

 

Even for Vladimir,

at eighteen months old,

in this moment one can say

half his life

has been carried out in war.

translated from Bosnian by Sara Nović
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