I don’t need a shadow.. Selma Kopic

 

I don't need a shadow,
neither to follow me
nor to follow it.
It's important,
oh, how important it is to me,
that I have whom to go back.

I don't need a photo,
nor in my pocket or in my wallet.
I don't need other variety of reminders.
It's important,
oh, how important it is to me,
that the heart isn't empty.

I don't need gifts
to give or receive them.
I don't need any other signs of care.
But it is important,
oh, how important it is to me,
that someone is glad
to hear my footsteps.

I don't need words,
neither those that are said,
nor those that are silenced.
Because, those who swallow them
and those who violate them,
end the same:
the words in their head
are raging on long sleepless nights.
It is important,
It is important,
oh, how important is to me,
that we understand each other
when we look into each other's eyes.

Ne treba mi sjenka

Ne treba mi sjenka
ni da me prati,
ni da je pratim.
Važno je,
o, kako mi je važno,
što imam kome da se vratim.

Ne treba mi slika
ni u džepu,
ni u novčaniku.
Ne treba mi ni drugo
podsjećanje razno.
Važno je,
o, kako mi je važno,
da srce nije prazno.

Ne trebaju mi darovi
ni da ih dajem,
ni da ih primam.
Ne trebaju mi ni drugi
pažnje znaci.
Al' važno je,
o, kako mi je važno,
da nekog raduju moji koraci.

Ne trebaju mi riječi
ni one koje se kažu,
ni one koje se šute.
Jer, i oni što ih gutaju
i oni što ih krše,
isto završe:
riječi im se po glavi motaju
u dugim besanim noćima.
Važno je,
o, kako mi je važno,
što mi se razumijemo
očima.