Photography and poetry




                                                 Antun Branko Šimić (Croatian poet 1898-1925)


Vampir                                                                                          Vampire
On vodi mene u noć                                                 He leads me into the night
Ruka mu je mala topla mekana                                 His hand is small, warm, soft
On vodi mene u noć                                                 He leads me into the night
Oči mame prazne plave vodene                                Empty watery blue eyes seduce
On pruža meni iz noći                                               He offers me from the night
Otrov vina riječi podsmijeha                                     The poison of vine and the words of mocking

Ja skrivam svoju dušu od njega                                 I hide my soul from him

On grli moje tijelo                                                      He hugs my body
I pije moje usne                                                         And drinks my lips  
I pleše pada pijan moje krvi                                       He dances intoxicated with my blood 

I čeka čas                                                                  And he waits for the moment                                                    
da se moje tijelo mrtvo sruši ispruži                          When my dead body is spread on the ground
i on da zgrabi moji bijelu dušu                                  So he can grab my white soul
i s njome bljesne kroz noć u bezdanu tamu.               And dash away with  it trough the night                                                                                                   into never ending  darkness.




----Poem by Croatian poet Antun Branko Šimić who died at age of  27. Translation by me.
---Photographs by me, taken 5 years ago using an Ericsson mobile photo (that is almost ancient now)

Comments

  1. The Dainty Dolls House18 November 2013 at 01:33

    Amazing, loved the poetry and gorgeous pictures doll xx

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  2. Unknown18 November 2013 at 04:03

    Divan post, pravi umetnički :) Spoj slika i pesme je savršen.

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  3. Bárbara Marques18 November 2013 at 04:15

    Those pictures are amazing, Ivana.
    You should hang the on your wall :)

    mykindofjoy.blogspot.com

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  4. Unknown18 November 2013 at 04:24

    Wow, belle le foto!

    New post on lowbudget-lowcost Fashion Blog

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  5. FASHION TALES18 November 2013 at 05:48

    Stunning black and white photography! :)/Madison

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  6. Lilli18 November 2013 at 06:14

    Che belle queste foto, mi sono piaciuti anche i versi, sei stata brava con la traduzione. Un bacio!

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  7. Jennifer Behrs8 November 2015 at 02:21

    Hello Ivana,

    this style of your pics is awesome!!! How you gonna make this? This is a great idea from you - just another way to show some of your portrait pics.

    Love this!!!

    Bye.

    Jennifer

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    1. Ivana Split8 November 2015 at 06:21

      actually I took these selfies with an old cell phone a long time ago....so the pics were of low quality...that is why I decided to edit them in photoshop and make them more artistic...I think they turned out pretty cool.

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    2. Jennifer Behrs10 November 2015 at 11:55

      cool is the right word.

      i think i must try this - i´m excited how that works.

      Bye.

      Jennifer

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    3. Ivana Split11 November 2015 at 07:25

      give it a try!

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