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Radauskas, Henrikas: Uostas

Portre of Radauskas, Henrikas

Uostas (Lithuanian)

Vidudieny kaip briliante

Man uždarytam akys anka.

Žiaurios šviesos pilna pakrantė:

Vinių, stiklų, kinžalų šventė, -

Kas man išties pagalbos ranką?

 

O garlaiviai ir garvežiai

Sirenom raižo orą trankų,

Ir čeža krabai ir vėžiai

Žvejams tarp akmeninių rankų,

Ir negrų rėkianti minia

Lyg peiliais perduria mane.

 

Karštos šviesos pilna pakrantė.

Kas ugnį debesiu užties,

Padės sulaukt šaltos nakties?

Žaibų, liepsnų, žarijų šventė.

 

O jūra supasi laivais

Ir žiba veidrodžiais kreivais. 



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Source of the quotationhttp://www.ltvirtove.lt

Harbor (English)

Locked up in a midday hard as diamond

My eyes begin to fail.

The shore is charged with a fierce light:

A holiday of nails, broken glass, daggers,

Who will give me a helping hand?

 

And steamer and locomotive

Sirens carve the rippled air,

And crabs and lobsters crawl

Between fishermen's stone hands,

And a crowd of screaming blacks

Pierces me like knives.

 

The shore is charged with a hot light.

Who will cover the fire of clouds,

Help me to wait for the cold night?

A holiday of lightning, flames, embers.

 

And the ocean rocks with boats

And glitters with crooked mirrors.



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Source of the quotationhttp://members.efn.org

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