by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833 - 1904)
Oh, kako je sivo, tamno
Language: Serbian (Српски)
Oh, kako je sivo, tamno, Kô da nije danak svanô; A nebo je tako mutno. Kao oko isplakano. A ja gledam kroz tu tamu, Gledam, gledam na visoko, Gledam u to setno nebo, U to suzno mutno oko; Gledam u taj sumor jadni, U prazninu tu golemu, U taj uzdah, grdni, hladni, Gledam u tu setu nemu. Pa to mi je sada lepo, Pa to mi je sada milo... Kao da mi nikad oko Nije sunca ni vidilo, — Kô da nikad pramaleća Mom životu nije bilo, Kô da nikad, nije sunce Sreću moju poljubilo.
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Confirmed with Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, Odabrana dela, Knjiga 1, Novi Sad : Matica srpska, p.290
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- by Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833 - 1904), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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