Ne daj se Ines Ne daj se godinama moja Ines Drukčijim pokretima i navikama Jer još ti je soba topla Prijatan raspored i rijetki predmeti Imala si više ukusa od mene Tvoja soba divota Gazdarica ti je u bolnici Uvijek si se razlikovala Po boji papira svojih pisama, po poklonima Pratila me sljedećeg jutra oko devet do stanice I ruši se zeleni autobus tjeran jesenjim vjetrom Kao list niz jednu beogradsku padinu u večernjem sam odijelu i opkoljen pogledima
Ne daj se mladosti moja, ne daj se Ines dugo je pripremano naše poznanstvo I onda slučajno uz vruću rakiju I sa svega nekoliko rečenica, loše prikrivena želja Tvoj je način gospođe i obrazi seljanke Prostakušo i plemkinjo moja Pa tvoje grudi, krevet I moja soba obješena u zraku kao naranča Kao narančasta svjetiljka nad zelenom i modrom vodom Zagreba Proleterskih brigada 39. kod Grković Pokisla ulica od prozora dalje i šum predvečernjih tramvaja Lijepi trenuci nostalgije, ljubavi i siromaštva Upotreba zajedničke kupaonice I “Molim Vas ako me tko traži” Ne daj se Ines
Evo me ustajem tek da okrenem ploču Da li je to nepristojno u ovakvom času Mozart Requiem Agnus Dei Meni je ipak najdraži početak Raspolažem s jos milion njeznih I bezobraznih podataka naše mladosti Koja nas pred vlastitim očima vara, i krade, i napušta Ne daj se Ines
Poderi pozivnicu, otkaži večeru, prevari muža Odlazeći da se počesljaš u nekom boljem hotelu Dodirni me ispod stola koljenom Generacijo moja, ljubavnice
Znam da će jos biti mladosti, Ali ne više ovakve – u prosjeku 1938 Ja neću imati s kim ostati mlad ako svi ostarite I ta će mi mladost teško pasti A bit će ipak da ste vi u pravu Jer sam sam na ovoj obali Koju ste napustili i predali bezvoljno A ponovo počinje kiša, Kao sto već kiši u listopadu na otocima More od olova i nebo od borova Udaljeni glasovi koji se miješaju Glas majke prijatelja, kćeri, ljubavnice, broda, brata Na brzinu pokupljeno rublje pred kišu I nestalo je svjetla s tom bjelinom Još malo šetnje uz more i gotovo
Don’t Give Up Ines
Don’t give up Ines Don’t give in to age my Ines to different moves and habits Because your room is still warm Cozy setting and rarities You had better taste than me Your room splendor Your landlady in the hospital You were always distinctive by the colour of your letters, by the gifts She walked me, the next morning around nine, to the station And a green bus chased by autumn wind Like a leaf, going down a Belgrade slope Wearing my evening suit I am surrounded by stares
Don’t give up, my youth, don’t give up Ines our acquaintance was long due and then by chance, with hot rakija and with just a few lines, a wish badly hidden Your way is ladylike and your cheeks rustic My bumpkin and my gentlewoman Then your breasts, bed And my room hanging in the air like orange Like an orange lamp under the green and blue waters of Zagreb in Proleterskih brigada 39. beside Grković Wet street further from the window and evening trolleys buzzing Beautiful moments of nostalgia, love and poverty Using communal bathroom and “Please if someone asks about me” Do not give up Ines
Here I am getting up only to turn the record over Is that rude in a moment like this Mozart Requiem Agnus Dei I still prefer the beginning I have access to another million of hers and naughty data from our youth That, right there in front of our eyes, deceives us, and robs us, and leaves us Don’t give up Ines
Tear up the invitation, cancel the dinner, cheat on your husband on your way for a hairdo in some better hotel Touch me under the table with your knee My generation, lover
I know that there will still be youths But not another one like this – on average 1938 I won’t have anyone to stay young with if all of you get old And that youth will be difficult for me But in the end you must be right Because I am on this shore that you’ve left and surrendered half-heartedly And the rain is starting again the way it rains in November in the islands Lead sea and pine sky Distant voices in the mix Voice of a friend’s mother, daughter, lover, boat, brother rapidly picked up clothes before the rain And the light disappeared with the whiteness A bit more of walking by the sea and that’s it