ŠOLKOTOVIĆ SNEŽANA

 

 

Similar Destinies

 

We share the same fate 

even though distance and time separate us, 

there's so much that troubles the soul 

when weariness and heavy burdens press down. 

I have loved like you, 

a similar story follows me through life, 

I have lost dreams that remain with me, 

hardly anyone can understand a wounded soul. 

I will never wear white 

nor will I stand before the altar, like you,

 I wanted a home and family 

to give boundless love to someone with my heart. 

Only emptiness remains in the soul, 

a desire that struggles with reality, 

with disappointment written in songs, 

a rhyme that speaks of pain through a sigh...

We have similar fates 

but we are still two opposite worlds, 

that quiet cry is deeply concerning, 

our song is like a vow... 

One thing is clear, I know just like you, 

the songs will testify how much you loved, 

a person lives for love, 

yours, like mine, you never got over it...

 

SLIČNE SUDBINE

 

Iste smo mi sudbine

iako nas dele  daljina i vreme, 

mnogo je toga što dušu brine

kad  pritiska umor  i teško breme.

I ja sam volela kao ti,

slična me priča  kroz život prati,

ostali su mi snovi izgubljeni

teško ko može ranjenu dušu da  shvati.

Nikada neću obući belo

niti ću pred oltar stati,

kao i ja i ti si dom i porodicu želeo

bezgraničnu ljubav nekome srcem dati.

Ostala je samo u duši praznina

želja koja se sa stvarnošću  bori,

sa razočarenjem u pesmama  napisana  rima

koja kroz uzdah   o bolu govori...

Imamo slične  sudbine

al opet  smo dva suprotna  sveta,

onaj tihi vapaj  prene, jako brine,

pesma nam je ko zakletva...

Jedno je jasno, znam kao i ti,

pesme će svedečiti koliko si voleo,

čovek živi radi ljubavi,

svoju, kao i ja, nikada je nisi preboleo...

 

Fate

 

There is between us 

From birth until death 

One secret, known to all 

– fate, – shapes our lives, -spins-. 

It turns us, sends us everywhere 

Brings us back to the right path again, 

No escape is a salvation 

When happiness is getting further away,

And the life path is getting shorter. 

Illusion becomes reality, 

And foolishness is becoming more frequent 

Fate, like a human,

Becomes transience,

 And the thirst for success 

Is getting fiercer and fiercer. 

Wise people remain silent, 

Yielding to the wings of the wind, 

They are angry at their fate, 

Cannot change it 

Because it is predetermined 

Before the very birth of a child.

 

SUDBINA

 

Postoji među nama

Od rođenja pa do smrti

Jedna tajna, svima znana

-sudbina- nam život kroji, -vrti-.

Okreće nas, svuda šalje

Pravom putu opet vraća,

Ni bežanje nije spas

Kad je sreća sve dalja,

A životna staza sve kraća.

Iluzija postaje stvarnost,

A glupost je sve češća

Sudbina kao i čovek

Postaje prolaznost,

A žeđ za uspehom

Sve žešća i žešća.

Mudra ljudi zato ćute

Prepuštaju se krilima vetra,

Na sudbinu se svoju ljute,

Ne mogu je menjati

jer ona je predodređena

Pre samog rođenja  deteta.

 

ŠOLKOTOVIĆ SNEŽAN

 

ŠOLKOTOVIĆ SNEŽANa is a professor of elementary education. Writing is her hobby. She has published poems and stories for children and adults in 81 books. Her books have been translated into English, Italian, Rusyn, and Romanian. She has written 14 books in the Vlach language. 30 Vlach poems and 1 Serbian poem have been composed and are featured on discs by various singers. A multitude of her poems and stories are included in numerous domestic and foreign anthologies, collections, and magazines. She has won prestigious awards at domestic and international competitions.

 

Šolkotović Snežana, professor je  razredne nastave. Pisanje joj je hobi. Objavila je pesme i priče za decu i odrasle u 81 knjigu. Knjige su joj prevođene na engleskom, italijanskom, rusinskom i rumunskom jeziku. 14 knjiga je napisala na vlaškom jeziku. 30 vlaških pesama i 1 srpska pesma su komponovane i nalaze se na diskovima raznih pevača. Mnoštvo pesama i priča zastupljene su joj je u mnogobrojnim domaćim i stranim antologijama, zbornicima i časopisima . Osvojila je prestižne nagrade na domaćim i međunarodnim konkursima.