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Milan Rúfus And That’s the Truth Selected and Edited by Milan Richter Illustrations by Koloman Sokol Translated from the Slovak by Ewald Osers, Viera and James Sutherland-Smith Edited by David L. Cooper Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. Wauconda, Illinois USA er ht c Ri n a Mil Milan Rúfus Dec. 10, 1928– Milan Rúfus A to je pravda Vybral a zostavil Milan Richter Ilustrácie a obálka Koloman Sokol Preložili Ewald Osers, Viera a James Sutherland-Smith Redigoval David L. Cooper Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. Wauconda, Illinois USA Editor David L. Cooper Cover Design & Typography Adam Phillip Velez Milan Rúfus: And That’s the Truth / A to je pravda Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc., Wauconda, Illinois Acknowledgments Poems in this book have been selected from the volumes: Až dozrieme, V zemi nikoho, Zvony, Stôl chudobných, Hora, Hudba tvarov, Studnička, Prísny chlieb, Modlitbičky, Pamätníček, Neskorý autoportrét, Čítanie z údelu, Žalmy o nevinnej, Vážka, Jednoduchá až po korienky vlasov. Some of the poems translated by Ewald Osers were published in Milan Rúfus: Sister Hope (selected poems in English, German, Spanish, French, Swedish, and Italian, 1998). Selected and edited by: Milan Richter Vybral a zostavil: Milan Richter Translated from the Slovak by: Ewald Osers and Viera and James Sutherland-Smith Preložili: Ewald Osers a Viera a James Sutherland-Smith Foreword: Viera and James Sutherland-Smith Predslov: Viera a James Sutherland-Smith Bio-bibliographical note: Milan Richter Bio-bibliograﬁ cká poznámka: Milan Richter Illustrations and cover illustration: Koloman Sokol Ilustrácie a obálka: Koloman Sokol This book has received a subsidy from SLOLIA, Slovak Literature Information Center in Bratislava, SAICF, Slovak-American International Cultural Foundation, Inc., Leo T. Tibensky, and Mr. William Ondris Táto kniha vychádza s ﬁ nančným príspevkom SLOLIA, Literárne informačné centrum, Bratislava, SAICF, Slovak-American International Cultural Foundation, Inc., Leo T. Tibensky, a Mr. William Ondris English Edition © 2005 by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. Slovak Text © 2005 by Milan Rúfus Selection © 2005 by Milan Richter Translation © 2005 by Ewald Osers and Viera and James Sutherland-Smith Foreword © 2005 by Viera and James Sutherland-Smith Illustrations © 2005 by Koloman Sokol (courtesy of Sokol’s estate) © 2006 Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. 1000 Brown Street Wauconda, IL 60084 USA www.bolchazy.com Printed in Bratislava, SR 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0-86516-509-0 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rúfus, Milan. [Poems. English & Slovak. Selections] And that’s the truth / Milan Rúfus ; edited by David L. Cooper ; selected by Milan Richter ; from the Slovak by Ewald Osers and Viera and James Sutherland- Smith.-- 1st ed. p. cm. English and Slovak. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-86516-509-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Rúfus, Milan--Translations into English. I. Cooper, David L., 1970- II. Richter, Milan. III. Osers, Ewald, 1917- IV. Sutherland-Smith, James, 1948- V. Sutherland- Smith, Viera, 1958- VI. Title. PG5438.R8A26 2005 891.8’71--dc22 2005004260 Table of Contents Translators’ Preface (Viera and James Sutherland-Smith) xi I • Try, Speak from the Very Beginning / Skús, hovor z prapočiatku 1 Skús, hovor z prapočiatku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TRY, SPEAK FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Rodinovi milenci. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 RODIN’S LOVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rozlúčenie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PARTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Stretnutie na Ringstrasse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MEETING ON THE RINGSTRASSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Zbohom, pán Baudelaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 GOODBYE, MONSIEUR BAUDELAIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Po všetkom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 AFTER EVERYTHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Tesári . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 CARPENTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Čo je báseň . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 WHAT IS A POEM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Ustanovenie za básnika . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 ORDINATION FOR A POET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Kratučký príbeh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 VERY SHORT STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 II • Childhood Bells / Zvony detstva 23 Krajina detstva. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 CHILDHOOD LANDSCAPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Zvony detstva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 CHILDHOOD BELLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Okno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 THE WINDOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Ibaže sú deti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 YET THERE ARE CHILDREN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 vi • Milan Rúfus: And That’s the Truth Studňa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 THE WELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Kolíska spieva deťom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 A CRADLE SINGS TO CHILDREN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Chlapec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 A BOY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Chlapec maľuje dúhu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 A BOY PAINTS A RAINBOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 III • Poems for Zuzanka / Básne pre Zuzanku 41 Vyšívaný ručníček . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 AN EMBROIDERED VEIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Spánok spravodlivých . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 THE SLEEP OF THE JUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Zázračné hríby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 MIRACULOUS MUSHROOMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Otcovská samomluva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 A FATHER’S SELF-COMMUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Kvety ostanú. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 FLOWERS REMAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Ako sa pije zo studničky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 HOW TO DRINK FROM A SPRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Básnik sa modlí za deti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 A POET PRAYS FOR CHILDREN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Modlitba za Slovensko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 PRAYER FOR SLOVAKIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 IV • Bread of the Poor / Chlieb chudobných 59 Matka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 MOTHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Pieta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 PIETÀ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Október . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 OCTOBER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Božia muka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 A WAYSIDE CRUCIFIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Vrásky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 LINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Snímanie z kríža. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 DEPOSITION FROM THE CROSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Poďakovanie za úrodu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 THANKSGIVING FOR THE HARVEST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Table of Contents • vii V • To Bear a Burden and to Sing / Niest’ bremeno a spievat’ 75 Človek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 MAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Sloboda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 FREEDOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Údel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 DESTINY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Michelangelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 MICHELANGELO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Krása. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 BEAUTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 A čo je krása? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 AND WHAT IS BEAUTY? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Šťastie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 HAPPINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Dialóg na každý deň. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 EVERYDAY DIALOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 VI • Sister Hope / Sestrička nádej 93 Hudba pod ľadom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 MUSIC UNDER THE ICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Odkaz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 LEGACY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Ľan na rubáš. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 LINEN FOR A SHROUD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Lišajník . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 LICHEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Myslel som si . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 I THOUGHT TO MYSELF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Sestrička nádej. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 SISTER HOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Sú cesty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 THERE ARE ROADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Človek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 MAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 VII • Time of Partings / Čas rozlúčok 111 Tam, kde si obri vybavujú účty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 WHERE GIANTS SETTLE THEIR ACCOUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 V starom lese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 IN THE OLD FOREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 viii • Milan Rúfus: And That’s the Truth Chvála života . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 IN PRAISE OF LIFE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Korene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 ROOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Tak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 THUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Čas odchodov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 TIME OF DEPARTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Len tak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 JUST SO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Zbohom literatúre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 FAREWELL TO LITERATURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Večiereň. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 EVENSONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Balada o ľudskom srdci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 BALLAD ON THE HUMAN HEART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Závet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 TESTAMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Môj vzorec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 MY FORMULA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 A to je pravda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 AND THAT’S THE TRUTH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Rúfus’ Life and Works (Milan Richter) 139 Koloman Sokol Biography 141 Index of Translators 143 Acknowledgements 146 Untitled

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