by Lucian Blaga (1895 - 1961)
Translation by Adam Puslojić (1943 - 2022)

Stalactita
Language: Romanian (Română) 
Tăcereami este duhul
și-ncremenit cum stau și pașnic
ca un ascet de piatră,
îmi pare ca sînt o stalactită
într-o grotă uriașă,
în care cerul este bolta.
Lin, lin, lin - picuri de lumină și stropi de pace -
cad necontenit din cer -
Și împietresc - în mine.

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Ćutanje je moja duša—
Language: Polish (Polski)  after the Romanian (Română) 
Ćutanje je moja duša—
i skamenjen kako stojim tih
kao asket od kamena,
čini mi se
da sam stalaktit u džinovskoj pećini
u kojoj je nebo svod.
Lagano,
lagano,
lagano — kapi svetlosti
i kapi tišine večno padaju
sa neba
i skamenjuju se — u meni.

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