The National Anthem
. "The National Anthem." Spirit of Bosnia Volume 17 No. 1 (2022):January -- https://www.spiritofbosnia.org/volume-17-no-1-2022january/the-national-anthem/

The National Anthem

We moved a lot. In the waters of countries
and cities, our fingerprints have washed away;
in alcohol, our blood group has evaporated.

We no longer belong to anyone. Any national
anthem I hear, I stand stiff like at a closed
railroad–crossing gate, till the train passes.

 

Translated by Omer Hadžiselimović

Creative Commons License
The preceding text is copyright of the author and/or translator and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.