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Title: Epical Songs
Author: Pencho Slaveykov
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ÕÀÐÀÌÈÈ - 1
Îòäàâíà ãîðàòà ñëàíà îñëàíè,
åé êúñíà âå÷ åñåí ïðèäîäå;
ìúãëèâè, íåâåñåëè äîéäîõà äíè -
ÿ ñâèâàé áàéðàêà, âîéâîäî!
Íèç òúìíè óñîè äîâîëíî å âå÷
íåìèëè-íåäðàãè ùî áðîäèì;
ïîëÿòà íè ðîäíè ñà ìîùíå äàëå÷ -
âðåìå å íàçàä äà ñè õîäèì.
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÷å ëîøà ñìå ñðåùà èìàëè...
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à íàé ñìå ìàëöèíà îñòàëè.
Ïî òúìíè óñîè, ïî ãîëè ñêàëè
ìíîçèíà êóðøóìà çàâàðè -
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å ÷åðíà ÷åìáåðà îáâèëà,
è ëþòà òúãà èì ñúðöåòî êîñè...
×åñò ìàé÷èíà - ÷åñò å íåìèëà.
Áàùèòå íè â òúìíè òúìíèöè ëåæàò,
êîé çíàå êàêâî ñà òå ñòàëè;
ó òóðöèòå ðîáè, íåâîëè òúðïÿò
æåíè è äå÷èöà íè ìàëè.
À íèé êàòî âúëöè ïî íîùíèÿ ìðàê
íåìèëè, íåäðàãè âñå áðîäèì...
Âîéâîäî, ÿ ñâèâàé òè êúðâàâ áàéðàê,
âðåìå å íàçàä äà ñè õîäèì!
ÕÀÐÀÌÈÈ - 2
Çåìÿòà òúìíà íîù çàñåíè.
Òðè õàðàìèè, òðè ðàíåíè
äðóãàðÿ, ñå åäâàì êðåïÿò
íàäîëó èç ïëàíèíñêèé ïúò.
 çîðè ñòîòèíà â áîÿ áÿõà -
è ñàìî òå ñå îòúðâàõà;
åäèí äî äðóãè òå âúðâÿò
ïî ñòðúìíèÿ ïëàíèíñêè ïúò.
Ïðåâúðçàíè ñà ëþòè ðàíè,
àëà ïî äðåõè èçïîäðàíè
ñòðóè îò êúðâè ñå âèÿò
è êàïÿò ïî ïëàíèíñêèé ïúò.
Çàëþøíàò ãðîõíà òàì åäèíà;
â çàìàÿ äðóãèòå äâàìèíà
îòìèíàõà, áåç äà ñå ñïðúò,
ïî ñòðúìíèÿ ïëàíèíñêè ïúò.
Ðúêà ïðîòåãíà è ïîøóøíà
íåâíÿòíî äðóãèé, è ñå ëþøíà -
è ïî î÷è ñå ïîâàëè...Òðóïúò
çàïðå÷è òàì ïëàíèíñêèé ïúò.
Âúçïðÿí, äðóãàðÿ ñè ïîãëåäíà
ïîñëåäíèÿ ñ óñìèâêà áëåäíà
è ðóõíà - òðóï âúðõó òðóïúò
ñðåä òåñíèÿ ïëàíèíñêè ïúò.
Äóøè þíàøêè ñìúðò çàñåíè...
Ïðèñòúïâàò âúëöè íàñòúðâåíè,
îòäàâíà äåáíÿùè â ìðàêúò
ïî âúðëèÿ ïëàíèíñêè ïúò.
ÕÀÐÀÌÈÈ - 3
Ãðåé ÷óæäî ñëúíöå â òîÿ ÷óæäè êðàé;
óñòàòà æàä, òúãà äóøàòà òðîâè.
Çëîâåùî äðúíêàò òåæêèòå îêîâè...
Àõ, äîêîãà ëè òîÿ ïúò ùå òðàé!
Åé ïàäíà âå÷åð. Ãðîõíàëè, áåç ìîù
îêîâèòå ñè òå åäâàì âëå÷àõà.
 ïóñòèíÿòà íèçàìèòå ãè ñïðÿõà:
ùå ñå íîùóâà òóêà òàÿ íîù.
Åäèí î äðóã ïðèâúðçàõà ãè ïàê
è ñêîðî âñè÷êè òåæúê ñúí îáîðè.
Åäèí îò òÿõ î÷è ñè íå çàòâîðè
è áäÿ çà äúëãî, áóäåí â íîùíèé ìðàê.
Ðàçìåðíèé õîä íà íîùíèÿ ñòðàæàð
äî÷óâàøå åäâàì òîé â òèøèíàòà,
ñåãèç-òîãèç è çâúí îò æåëåçàòà
íà ñåïíàò â ñúíå íÿêîé ñâîé äðóãàð.
À áîðÿò ãî ïðåäñúííèöè ìå÷òè -
è ïðåç ìå÷òèòå øåïîò ìó ñå ñòîðè...
è â ïîëóäðÿìêà òîé î÷è çàòâîðè -
íàÿâå ÷óäåí áëÿí ìó ñå âåñòè:
Ñî âåäúð ïîãëåä, ñ óñìåõ íà óñòà,
íàä íåãî áå ñå ìàéêà ìó ïðèâåëà,
ðúêàòà ñè íà ìîðíîòî ìó ÷åëî
áå ñëîæèëà è òúé ìó äóìà òÿ:
"Íåäåé ñúðöå íà ñêúðáè âäàâà òè;
êðàé áëèçúê å íà òåæêèòå íåâîëè -
÷å âîëÿòà, ùî áäè íàä õîðñêè âîëè,
âå÷ èäå ñâîéòà ðå÷ äà âúçâåñòè.
Íå âå÷íà å ñâåòîâíàòà áåäà,
íèòî ñà âå÷íè ðàáñêèòå îêîâè; -
âèæ, ñúìâà - âðåìåíà íàñòàâàò íîâè!"
È êðîòêî òÿ öåëóíà ãî â óñòà.
Î÷è îòêðè òîé, ñåïíàò íà ÷àñúò -
íî áëÿíúò áëÿí â äóøàòà ìó îñòàíà...
Íà òúìíà íîù äîøúë áå äåí íà ñìÿíà...
Òúêìÿõà ñå äðóãàðèòå çà ïúò.
Ãðåé ÷óæäî ñëúíöå â òîÿ ÷óæäè êðàé;
óñòàòà æàä, òúãà äóøàòà òðîâè.
Çëîâåùî äðúíêàò òåæêèòå îêîâè...
Àõ, äîêîãà ëè òîÿ ïúò ùå òðàé!
×ÓÌÀÂÈ
Åäíà å ó ìàéêà, íà áðàòÿ ñåäìèíà,
Ïåòêàíà äåâîéêà íàïåòà,
è äîéäîõà íåÿ äà èñêàò Çàãîðöè
ïðåç äåâåò ñåëà îò äåñåòî.
Áîñèëêî Ðàäîéêèí, íàé-ëè÷åí Çàãîðåö,
äîïðàòèë å êèòåíè ñâàòè;
Ïåòêàíè íåâÿí è îãúðëèöà áèñåð,
à ìàéöè é ïîõòè ñ ïîçëàòè.
Øåñòèìà ÿ áðàòÿ íå âðè÷àò, äàëåêî -
è ìàéêà ñàìà íå ïðèñòàâà...
Íàé-ìàëúê áðàò Ëàçàð, åäèí ñàìî ñêëîíåí,
ïîòèõîì ãè òúé óâåùàâà:
"Íå âðúùàéòå, ìàéêî: òàêúâà êúñìåò ñå
íå âñÿêîãà ïàäà íà ñãîäà;
Áîñèëêî å ëè÷åí è óäàðåí ìîìúê,
èç ïúðâè îò ïúðâà å ðîäà.
Äàëè ìó ñå ëåñíî äîáðîòî íàìèðà,
äîáðîòî è õàðíîòî èìå?
Çà âðúùàíå ëåñíî - íî âèæòå îòïîñëå
ñàìè äà íå ñå ïèøìàíèìå.
Äàëåêî áèë óæ - òîâà äà å ãðèæà!
Òà íèå ñìå áðàòÿ ñåäìèíà;
íàðåä ïî âåäíúæ äà é èäåì íà ãîñòè -
è ñåäåì ñà ïúòè â ãîäèíà!"
Ïîëúãà ñå ñòàðà Ïåòêàíèíà ìàéêà,
íåñãîâîðíè áðàòÿ ñêëîíèõà.
Íåäåëÿ áå äíåñêà, ïðåç ãîðíà íåäåëÿ
Ïåòêàíà äåâîéêà æåíèõà...
È äîìà ñå âúðíàõà âåñåëè áðàòÿ
îò ñåñòðèíà ñâàòáà â Çàãîðå:
íî ùîì ñåòå âúðíàõà, ÷åðíàòà ÷óìà
ñïîëåòÿ ãè â áàùèíî äâîðå.
È âñè÷êè òÿ â ãðîáà áåç âðåìå îòâëå÷å,
ñàë ñòàðà èì ìàéêà ïîæàëè -
äà èìà ãðîáîâå èì êîé äà ñïîõîæäà,
ñâåùèöà çà ìúðòâè äà ïàëè.
Îñúìâàøå óòðîì ãîðêàòà èì ìàéêà
è âå÷åð çàìðúêâàøå òàìî,
îò ãðîá íà ãðîá õîäè, íàðè÷à è ïëà÷å -
äåí ìèíâà â íàðè÷àíå ñàìî.
Ãðîáîâå èì ÷åðíè ðåäè è ïîëèâà,
îáêè÷à ñ áîñèë è âúðáèíà.
È ñàìî îòìèíâà Ëàçàðÿ ãðîáà,
è Ëàçàðÿ ëþòî ïðîêëèíà:
"Î, áîã äà äàäå íåñòîïåí äà îñòàíåø!
Äóõ áðîäíèê äóõúò òè äà ñòàíå...
×å òè ìå ïîäñòîðè, áåç âðåìå äà æåíèì
â äàëå÷íî Çàãîðå Ïåòêàíà.
Òà íÿìà äíåñ êîé â íåïîñèëíà íåâîëÿ
òúãà îò ñúðöå äà ðàçâúðíå...
Î, ìèëîñò çà òåáå îò áîãà äà íÿìà,
ëèöå òîé îò òåá äà îòâúðíå!"
È Ëàçàðþ âå÷å äîêðàé ñå äîäåÿ
îò ìàé÷èíè êëåòâè çëîâîëè,
îò ìàé÷èíè äóìè è òåæêè è ãðîçíè...
È òîé ñå íà áîãà ïðèìîëè:
"Î, ÷óåø ëè, áîæå, îò äåí íà äåí ñòàâàò
ïî-ãðîçíè, ãîð÷èâè íàâåòâè,
è ñÿêàøå çìèè ñå âïèâàò äúëáîêî
â ñúðöåòî ìè ìàé÷èíè êëåòâè.
Ñòîðè, ïðèñòîðè ìè îò øàðåí êðúñò ïëîñêà,
êîí äîáúð îò äúðâåíî ëîæå,
îøåë áèõ, äîâåë áèõ îò ïóñòî Çàãîðå,
Ïåòêàíà ïðè ìàéêà ñè, áîæå!"
È ñòîðè ñå ÷óäî - ÷ó ãîñïîä ìîëáàòà
è òåñíèÿ ãðîá ñå ðàçòâîðè.
È ÿõíà ñè Ëàçàð ïðèïðÿíàòà êîíÿ -
ïîòåãëè íàïðàâî â Çàãîðå.
Ïðåìèíà êðàé äåâåò ñåëà è îòáè ñå
â äåñåòîòî, Êàìåííà ×óêà,
òàì ïðàâî ñå ñïðÿ íà Ïåòêàíèíè ïîðòè
è òèõî íà ïîðòè ïî÷óêà.
"Ñòàíè, ïîåìíè îò ðúöåòå ìè ïëîñêà
è õàéäå ñî ìåíå Ïåòêàíî,
÷å ñåäåì ñìå ñâàòáè ïîäèãíàëè - äîéäîõ
íà âåñåëè ñâàòáè ñ ïîêàíà!"
Èçëåçå Ïåòêàíà, òà áðàòà ïîñðåùíà,
ðúêà ìó öàëóíà, è òðúïíà,
ïîäíèêíà ãî ìúëêîì ïîä âåæäè è òúé ìó
ñïîäàâåíè äóìè ïîøúïíà.
"Çàùî òè ñà, áðàòêî, òúé æúëòè ðúöåòå
è îáðàçà ñèíêàâ, ïîäïóõíàë?
Áîëÿë ëè ñè áîëåñò íåâÿðíà, ÷å òúé òè
ìèðèøåø íà ïðúñò, íà ïîäìóõíàë?"
"Îò áîëåñò íå ùå å... Íî êúùè ñìå ñåäåì
ïîäèãíàëè, ñåñòðî, òóé ëÿòî;
íà ïðúñò àç äîãàíÿì, ÷å ðåä ìè ñå ïàäíà
ñàìñè äà ïðåôúðëÿì çåìÿòà."
Ïåòêàíà ñå âúðíà, ñòúêìè, ïðåìåíè ñå
ñî íîâà çà ñâàòáà ïðåìÿíà -
è òðúãíàõà. Åòî, îòêàêòî íà ïúò ñà,
äåí ìèíà è äðóãè íàñòàíà.
Åé ìàé÷èíî ñåëî äàëå÷ ñå ñúçèðà;
ïðåç âàëîã íàâëèçàò â ëîçÿòà;
â ïî÷óäà îçúðíà ñå ïëàõî Ïåòêàíà
è ñ äóìè èçâè ñå êúì áðàòà:
"Ìèíà âèíîáåðìà è âñè÷êè ëîçÿ ñà
îáðàíè è âå÷å ïðèáðàíè,
à íàøèòå, áðàòêî, êàêâî îùå ÷àêàò?
Âèæ, ðîíÿò ãè ÷åðíèòå âðàíè!"
"Ëîçÿòà ãè äàäîõìå íèå ïðîëåòåñ
íà èçïîë, ÷å ìíîãî íè áÿõà;
íåâîëÿ ñëåòÿ èçïîëöè äðóãîñåëöè -
ëîçÿòà íåáðàíè îñòàõà!"
Åé äîéäîõà áëèçî äî ñàìîòî ñåëî;
êðàé ñåëî øèðîêè ëèâàäè.
È îùå ïî-ïëàõî, èçíîâî ñå áðàòó
Ïåòêàíà òîãàâà îáàäè:
"Âå÷ êúñíà å åñåí, êîñèòáà ñå ìèíà,
âåé îñòðèÿ âÿòúð åñåííè.
Ïðèáðàíè ñà õîðñêè ëèâàäè - çàùî ëè
ñàë íàøòå ñòîÿò íåêîñåíè?"
"Ïðîëåòåñ îòèäîõà â Äîáðóäæà ïóñòà
âñè áðàòÿ íà êÿð öÿëîëåòåí -
ñàìñè íå ìîæàõ äà ñêîëàñàì íàâðåìå,
îò áîëåñò íåâÿðíà ñïîëåòåí."
"À êúùèòå êàê ãè ñêîëàñàõòå?" Ëàçàð
íàâåäå ïîñúðíàëî ÷åëî:
"Çà êúùèòå, ñåñòðî, íå ïèòàé: ùå âèäèø,
êîãàòî ïðèñòèãíåìå â ñåëî!"
Âúðâÿò òå ïðåç ñåëîòî... È ñìàÿíè ëþäå
èçãëåæäàò ãè â ñòðàõ ìúë÷åëèâî -
è áÿãàò... Íàñòðúõíàëè ïñåòà ïî äâîðè
áàó÷àò è ãðîçíî, è äèâî.
Åé ñòàðàòà öúðêâà ñàìî ïîñðåä ñåëî,
ñî áÿë çèä âèñîê îáãðàäåíà;
èçòðàêàõà ïîðòè - èçëåçå ñòàðèÿ
ñî ÷åðåí ÷åìáåð ïðèáðàäåíà.
Ïðèñòúïè ïðåç ïðàãà è î÷è ïîäèãíà,
íî ñìðúçíàòà òàìî çàñòàíà -
þçäàòà èçïóñíà íåâîëíî è â óæàñ
êúì áðàòà âúçâè ñå Ïåòêàíà.
Íî çúðíà ïðåä íåÿ êàê òîé ñå ïðåâúðíà
íà ÷àä - è íåâèäèì èç÷åçíà...
Êàò ãðúìíàòà ìèãîì â ïî÷óäè, Ïåòêàíà
íå ñåòè îò êîíÿ êàê ñëåçíà.
Êúì ìàéêàòà ùåðêà, êúì ùåðêàòà ìàéêà
ñå ñïóñíàõà âèêîì âåäíàãà -
ñî ïëà÷ ñåòå æèâè ïðèãúðíàõà äâåòå;
è ïàäíàõà ìúðòâè ïðåä ïðàãà.
ÖÀÐ ÑÀÌÓÈË
"Ìèð, ìèð!" - åäíîãëàñíî âîåííèé ñúâåò,
îò ãðîçíàòà âåñò óíåñâåñåí,
òàç âå÷åð ðåøè... Âî ïîõîäíèé ñè ïëàù
çàãúðíàò, íàä ñòîëà íàäâåñåí,
îáîðèë áå ãîðäà ãëàâà Ñàìóèë,
â íåâåñåëè ìèñëè óíåñåí.
Ïðåä òúìíèé ìó ïîãëåä áåçêðàéíî ïîëå
çàâÿíî ñî ñíÿã ñå ðàçñòèëà -
è òðóï âúðõó òðóïè... Ñâèðåïà å ðàò
òàì êðúâíà êîñèòáà êîñèëà...
Îðúæèå ñëîæèëè, æèâèòå â ïëÿí
îòèâàò íà ðîáñêî ÷åðíèëî...
Íî åòî ÷å âåñòíèê è ìîðåí, è áëåä
ïðîìúêíà ñå â øàòðà ÷åðâåíèé;
ïðèñòúïè, çàñòàíà è ñ íèñúê ïîêëîí
ïðîäóìà êúì öàðÿ ñìóòåíèé:
"Çàâðúùàò ñå, öàðþ, â Áåëàñèöêèé áîé
äâàíàéñåòòå ïîëêà ïëåíåíè!"
È ñåïíà ñå â ìèñëè óíåñåíèé öàð,
ïðåòðúïíàõà âñè âîåâîäè.
À òîé ïðîäúëæè: "Íî çàâðúùàò ñå òå
ñàêàòè è ñëåïè íåðîäè -
íà ñòî-äóø å ñàìî îñòàâåí îò òÿõ
åäèí åäíîîê äà ãè âîäè."
È äóìè íà äóìèòå ãðîçíè â îòâåò
ñå öàðþ â ñúðöå îòçîâàõà:
"Èçëåç! Ïîñðåùíè ãè! - Èëè ñìåëîñòòà
ñå ñìðúçíà â äóøàòà òè ïëàõà?"...
Òîé ñòàíà, âúçëåçå íà áëèæíèÿ õúëì;
ñëåä íåãî âîéâîäè âúðâÿõà.
 ïîëåòî, çàãúðíàòî â ñíÿã, òàì äàëå÷,
÷àê ïîãëåä äåòî äîñòèãà,
îò ãëóõèÿ ñòàí äî ñìúãëåíè ãîðè,
èçâèâà ñå ÷åðíà âåðèãà -
ëþëåé ñå, ïðèìúêâà ñå áàâíî íàñàì,
è ñòîí äî íåáåòî ñå äèãà.
Ìîãúùèÿ öàð, ïðåáëåäíÿë êàòî ñìèí,
êúì òúìíàòà ãðàíèöà þæíà
ñå âçðÿ è ñ çàêàíà èçäèãíà ðúêà
è íåùî íå÷óòî ïðîøóøíà -
íî â ìèã çàëþëÿí, ïîëåòÿ íàñòðàíà
è íàçåìå âúçíàê ñå ëþøíà...
Ïðèòåêîõà ñå âîåâîäè çàâ÷àñ -
íî öàðÿò âå÷ ìúðòúâ ëåæåøå:
ïî õëàäíè ìó óñòíè ÷åðâåíà òúñìà
êðúâ òîïëà ñå èçëåê ñòðóåøå...
À ãðîçíî âîéíèøêèÿò ñòîí íàäàëå÷
êàò ïåñåí íàäãðîáíà åõòåøå.
ÇÌÅÉÍÎÂÎ ËÞÁÅ
Ïëàõè çâåçäèöè â íåáå ïîòúìíÿõà;
ðàíî áåç âðåìå ïåòëèòå ïðîïÿõà...
 ñåëî ñå êúñíè ïðèáèðàò æúòâàðêè.
Õóáàâà ßíà ïðèïèðàò äðóãàðêè:
"ßíî, êàêâà å òàç òâîÿ ïðîìÿíà?
Âåñåëà áåøå çà ÷àñ è çàñìÿíà -
ùî å ÷å õîäèø òúé ãðèæíà, íåâîëíà?
Íåùî ïîòàéíî íå áè äà ñè áîëíà?"
- Áîëíà ñúì, äðóæêè, çëà áîëåñò ìå áèå,
ëàçÿò ìå òðúïêè, ñâåñòà ìè ñå âèå,
âèõúð ñå êàíè, à ïðÿçíîù å òúìíà...
Êîé çíàé äî óòðå ùå ëè äà îñúìíà!
ßñíèÿ ìåñåö çàä îáëàê ïîòúíà;
âúõúð íàëåòÿ, äúðâåòà ïðåãúíà...
ßíà íèç ïúòÿ ñå áúõòè, ïðåâèâà;
êàòî âåäà å - íè ìúðòâà, íè æèâà.
Îêîëî íåÿ â ïî÷óäè æúòâàðêè;
õóáàâà ßíà ïðèïèðàò äðóãàðêè:
"ßíî, ùî õîäèø, ùî êúðøèø ðúöåòå?
Äå òè å ïàìåò? Ùî å íà ñúðöå òè?"
- Ñâèâà ñå ñúðöå è ïàìåò ñå ãóáè...
Äðóæêè, íåâåðíèöè, çìåéíî ìå ëþáè.
Ïóñòè îñòàëè âñè áèëêè ÷åìåðíè.
Îõ, íå íàïóñòî ñà îáëàöè ÷åðíè! -
Ëàâíàõà ïñåòà äàëåêî ïî äâîðè,
òúìíîòî íåáî ñå íàäâå ðàçòâîðè -
è ñòðåëîâèòà ñâåòêàâèöà áëÿñíà;
îò íåâèäåëèöà òðÿñúê ñå òðÿñíà.
Ñ òðÿñúê ðîé íàëåòÿõà ñòèõèè:
çìååâå, çìåèöè ñ çëàòíè êî÷èè -
öÿëàòà ðîäà íà çìåÿ Îãíÿíà,
ñáðàíà íà ñâàòáà ïî õóáàâà ßíà.
Ñâèõà, èçâèõà - íà âèñ ïîëåòÿõà.
Ìèã ñàìî ïëàõè æúòâàðêè ñúçðÿõà,
õóáàâà ßíà ñ íåçíàéíî ñè ëþáå
êàê ñå çàä îáëàöè òúìíè çàãóáè.
ËÓÄ ÃÈÄÈß
"Êðèâî ñåäè, ïðàâî ñúäè
ñòàð êàäèÿ: -
íå îñòàâÿ íà ìèð ñåëî
ëóä ãèäèÿ!
Íå å ëóäî êàòî äðóãè
îò ñåëîòî -
òàìáóðà ìó ÿâîðîâà
íà áåäðîòî.
Ðàíî óòðîì ìëàä ãèäèÿ
ïî÷âà ëåêî,
ñâèðè ëåêî, à ñå ÷óå
íàäàëåêî;
íàäàëåêî ïî ïîëåòî
äî æúòâàðêè -
ñúðïè ïóùàò è çàôúðëÿò
ïàëàìàðêè.
Ïëÿñâàò ðúöå è çàëàâÿò
õîðî âèòî -
èçâèõà ñå, èçòúïêàõà
çëàòíî æèòî...
Äîéäå ïëàäíå, ëóäî-ìëàäî
íå ïî÷èâà,
êîëêî ñâèðè, òîëêîç ïîâå÷
çëå îòèâà:
÷å ñå ÷óå äî íåâåñòè
íà ðåêàòà -
òå çàáðàâÿò áóõàëêèòå
è ïëàòíàòà,
òà íà õîðî ñå çàëàâÿò
ïîùóðåëè,
äîéäå ïîðîé è îòâëå÷å
ïëàòíà áåëè...
Ïàäíå âå÷åð, ëóä ãèäèÿ
íå ïðåñòàâà -
íà áàáèòå êðàé îãíèùå
ìèð íå äàâà;
íàñàì, íàòàì - óíåñàò ñå
â ãëàñ äàëå÷åí;
îãúí ãàñíå - âñå çåëíèêà
íåäîïå÷åí!"
Êðèâî ñåäè, ïðàâî ñúäè ñòàð êàäèÿ:
"Ñêîðî òóêà òàìáóðàòà, ëóä ãèäèÿ.
Äå, äà âèäèì ùî å òîâà çà ñâÿò ÷óäî,
êàê òúé ñòàâà ñòàðî - ìëàäî, ìëàäî - ëóäî."
Çàíàãëàñÿ òàìáóðàòà ìîìêî ìëàäè -
ñòàð êàäèÿ ïî áðàäàòà ñå ïîãëàäè;
äðúïíà ëóäî òåëîâåòå çà íàëóêà -
ñòàð êàäèÿ êðàâàé ìóñòàê ïîçàñóêà;
åé ãî ñïðåïíà, åé ãî ìåòíà èçâåäíúæêà -
÷å ñå ñåïíà êàäèåâî ñúðöå ìúæêî;
è íåïî÷íàë èñòèíñêàòà ëóä ãèäèÿ -
íà þíàøêè íîçå ðèïíà ñòàð êàäèÿ:
ñâè, èçâè ñå ÷àê îò ïîäúò äî òàâàíà! -
ïàíèöàòà ñ ìàñòèëîòî îò äèâàíà
è òîðáèòå ñ õàðçóâàëè ïî ñòåíèòå,
êàòî ïèëöè ïîëåòÿõà èç ìúãëèòå...
"Ñâèðè, ñâèðè, áîã óáèë òå, ëóä ãèäèÿ,
áîæà äàðáà íå çàïòèñâà ñòàð êàäèÿ!
Ñâèðè, ñòðóâàé ñòàðî-ìëàäî, ìëàäî-ëóäî:
ùî å áîæà äàðáà - òî çà ñâÿò å ÷óäî."
ÊÚÑÌÅÒ
Êîãàòî ãîñïîä-áîã ïðèâúðøè â íåáåñàòà
íåáåñíè çàëèñèè, òîé ñëåçå íà çåìÿòà
è ñúçîâà ïî ñâÿò ùî èìàøå ðîäè,
ñâåòîâíèÿ êúñìåò äà èì ðàçïîðåäè.
Çàñòàíà Òóð÷èíà ïðåä íåãî ïúðâî òàìî -
íà ñúðìîøèò ÷åïêåí ðúêàâèòå çàä ðàìî -
è ñòîðè òåìàíå. "Íàé-ïúðâè ñå âåñòè,
ïðîäóìà ãîñïîä-áîã - êàêâî æåëàåø òè?"
- Àëëàõ - îòâúðíà òîé, - äàé ìåíå Àãàëúêà!
Äà âëàäàì, çíàåø ñàì, òîâà ìè å íàé-ñðúêà.
Íî âîëÿ òâîÿ ïàê - êàêâîòî êàæåø òè:
÷îâåê âúðøè òóé, Àëëàõ ùî îòðåäè!
"Äà áúäå!" - ðå÷å áîã... À åé ÷å ñå çàäàâà
áåçî÷ëèâèÿ Ãðúê: ïðåä áîãà òîé çàñòàâà,
êàòî ÷å íå ïðåä áîã, àìè ïðåä ñâîé îðòàê -
çàñóêàë íà êðàâàé ÷àê äî óøè ìóñòàê.
- Î Êèðèîñ, äàðè íà ìåíå Àãàëúêà -
èçáúðáîëåñêà òîé; - òè çíàåø íå çà ìúêà
å Ãúðêà Ãðúê ðîäåí... Êúñìåò ñïîðåä ÷îâåê!
À ïúê ïîìèíúêà ñî Àãàëúê å ëåê.
"Äà - êàçà áîã, - íî âèæ, ÷å Òóð÷èíà ïðåâàðè
è çå ãî. Èçáåðè òè äàð îò äðóãè äàðè."
- Êîãàòî å òàêà, äàé ìåíå Õ è ò ð î ñ ò ò à:
è ñ íåÿ âèäÿ ùåì äà ìèíåì íà ñâåòà!
"Äà áúäå!" - ðå÷å áîê... À îùå íåäîðåêúë,
åé ÷îðëàâèé Åâðåé ñå ïðÿçãëàâà çàòåêúë,
ñ áðàäà äî ïîÿñ ÷àê, è áëåä è çàïúõòÿí,
îòìåðÿ îòäàëå÷ ìåòàí ïîäèð ìåòàí.
- Äàé ìåíå, ßõîâà, êàêâîòî ìè ñå ïàäà!
Íà âåðíèÿ ñè ðàá äàé ìàëêàòà íàãðàäà -
äàé Àãàëúêà ìåí... Ìåðàê ìè å òîâà...
È ñ ìàëêîòî ñúì àç äîâîëåí, ßõîâà!
"Åé, Àãàëúêà ãî îòíåñå âå÷ Àãàòà,
ñëåäíåãî Ãúðêà ïúê îòèäå ñ Õèòðèíàòà -
îñòàâà..." - ßõîâà, Ï à ð à ò à äàé òîãàç!
È ñ íàé-íèùîæíîòî ñúì ïàê äîâîëåí àç.
"Äà áúäå!" - ðå÷å áîã... À åòî íèç áàèðÿ
è Áúëãàðèíà ñå çàäàâà íàé-ïîäèðÿ,
íåõàéíî çàìîòàë åäèí ïðåç äðóãè êðàê,
íàä âåæäè ðóíòàâè íàõëóïèë ñèâ êàëïàê.
Äîõîæäà, ñïèðà ñå è âñå ñå ïàê âòåëåñâà,
è ãóçíî ïî òèëà ñ äâà ïðúñòà ñå ïî÷åñâà:
- Äîéäîõ òè, ãîñïîäè, äà ìå äàðóâàø ñ äàð -
äàðè ìè Àãàëúêà... äà áúäà ãîñïîäàð...
"Äå áåøå ïî-íàïðåä? Ðàçäÿëà âå÷å ñòàíà
è çàðàä òåá ñåãà åäèí êúñìåò îñòàíà."
- Ïðîùàâàé, ãîñïîäè, ïî ïúòÿ çàêúñíÿõ:
ïà ìàëêî è òàêâîç... íà ïúò ñå ïîóñïàõ.
Öàðâóëè íàëè å, èçñúõíàõà ïî æåãà,
òà äà ïîêèñíàò ãè èçóõ, äà ìè íå ñòåãà,
à ïóñòà äðÿìêà... Íà ÷å òàì ñúì è çàñïàë.
"Çàòóé ùå ìúêíåø òè ñåãà òàêàâà õàë! -
îòâúðíà ãîñïîä-áîã: - Òàêúâ òè å êúñìåòÿ!
Êèñíè öúðâóëèòå! È òàç, ùî òå ñïîëåòÿ,
òè ïîäèð ðàëîòî âëà÷è ÿ ÷àê äî ãðîá...
Çåìÿòà ðàáîòè - è íåè áúäè ðîá!"
ÏÎÅÒ
Ñ îðúæèå â ðúêà áå çàëîâåí
òîé íà Áàëêàíà è ïðåä ñúä äîâåäåí.
Ïîñëåäåí èçïèò áåøå íåãî äåí,
è íåãîâèÿ îòãîâîð ïîñëåäåí.
"Âèé ïèòàòå êàêúâ ñúì! Âòîðè ïúò,
÷åñúì ïîåò âè âå÷å îòãîâàðÿì.
Çàùî âúñòàíàõ? - êàçàõ ïðåä ñúäúò,
íî ïèòàòå è àç âè ïàê ïîâòàðÿì:
Îáè÷àì àç ïîëåòî, ñëàäêèé äúõ
íà íåãîâèòå ðîæáèöè, öâåòÿòà -
è ïðèâå÷åð êîãà ãè ìèëâà ëúõ,
è ñóòðèíòà îêúïàíè â ðîñàòà.
Ùîì öúôíåõà íàïðîëåò òå, ïðè òÿõ
îò þã èì ïòè÷êè èäâàõà íà ãîñòè.
Àç îò äåòå ñ òåç ïòè÷êè äðóãàðÿõ,
÷å äèâíè áÿõà ïåñíèòå èì ïðîñòè.
Ñâîáîäíè ïåñíè... íå êàòî îíåç,
êàêâèòî àçè ïåÿõ - è êàêâèòî
ñòå è îò äðóãè ÷óâàëè äî äíåñ;
òî áÿõà ïåñíè îò ñúðöå ÷åñòèòî -
ñúðöå ñâîáîäíî, -ñãðÿíî îò ëó÷úò
íà áîæèåòî æèâîòâîðíî ñëúíöå,
è âî êîåòî ïåñíèòå ðàñòúò,
êàòî â ïîëå ïîñåÿíîòî çðúíöå.
Òàêîâà ñëúíöå â ìîåòî ñúðöå
íå ãðååøå: - òî â ìðà÷èíà áå êëåòî...
È àçè ãðàáíàõ ïóøêàòà â ðúöå
äà èçâîþâàì ñëúíöå çà ñúðöåòî.
Òà ïåñíèòå, êîèòî òî ðîäè,
íà ðàäîñò ðîæáè, ðàäîñòè äà ñåÿò.
Ïîåòà - òúé íåáîòî îòðåäè -
äà ïåé, ñâîáîäíè ïòè÷êè êàêòî ïåÿò..."
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Ïðèñúäàòà áå ñìúðò. Íà äðóãèé äåí,
ïðåäè çîðè, îáåñèõà ïîåòà.
Ðúìåøå äúæä è âÿòúðà ñòóäåí
êàòî âúçäèøêà ñòåíåøå â ïîëåòî.
È íåìè áÿõà âëàæíèòå ëèñòà
òàì íà ëèïàòà, äåòî òîé èçäúõíà...
Îòêàêòî íà áåñèëî ñòàíà òÿ,
òàì ïåñåíòà íà ïòè÷êèòå çàãëúõíà.
ÑÚÐÖÅ ÍÀ ÑÚÐÖÀÒÀ
O love, I am not but love.
Shelley
Àëïèéñêèòå âúðøèíè ñ ëåäåí ïîãëåä
íàìðúùåíîñå âçèðàò êúì Ëàãîðí,
î ÷èéòî öâåòíè áðåãîâå ìîðåòî
ñå ãàëè è ñî ðîìîí òèõ èì øåïíå
íàé-ñâèäíèòå ñè áëÿíîâå, ðîäåíè
â òàèíñòâåíèòå íåãîâè íåäðà.
Âåé òèõ âå÷åðíèê, ïåñåí íàñàìîòåí
ðèáàð îòíåéäå ñ ñåáå ñè ïîíåñúë;
à íàäàëå÷, êúì äðåçãàâèÿ çàïàä
ðàçïðúñíàòè, ðîé áåëè âåòðèëà,
ïîäîáíî ëåêè ïåïåðóäè, òúíàò
íà íåáîñêëîíà â îãíåíèòå ñêóòè.
Ïî ñòðúìíèé áðÿã äðóæèíà ÷óæäåíöè
ñå ñïóùàõà, ïîäçåëè áóéíà ðàçïðÿ.
Åäèí îò òÿõ, êîìóòî âî î÷èòå
áå ñÿêàøå îãëåäàíî íåáîòî,
êúì äðóãèòå èçâúðíàò ïðîãîâîðè:
"Î, âÿðâàéòå, ÷åñòèò å ñàìî îíçè,
ñúðöåòî íà êîãîòî å îëòàð,
äå ïëàìúêà íà èñòèíàòà ãðåé -
è îñâåòëÿâà ðàçóìúò." Ïðåç ðå÷
ïðåâàðèë, äðóãè ñå îáàäè òàì:
- Áëÿí íà ïîåòà! Èñòèíàòà â íåãî
å âðàã íà âñÿêà èñòèíà â æèâîòà.
Âî èñòèíè ùî èç ñúðöå èçõîæäàò,
íàìèò ùàñòüå è íàñëàäà ñàìî
íà ìèñúëòà áåçêðúâíèòå àñêåòè...
Áúäè Ìîíáëàí! Íà âèñèíè âúçìîãíàò,
îáâèé ñå ñ ëåä è ñ ëåäåí ïîãëåä ãëåäàé,
òîâà ïîä òåáå â ìðàêà ùî ãúìæè. -
Íî, â íåãî âçðÿí, ðúêà ïîäèãíà Øåëëè -
íà ãîðäè äóìè ñ ïî-ãîðä îòãîâîð:
"Ìîíáëàí äà áúäà? Ñúì! Íî äðóã ñúì àç.
Íà ñëúíöåòî ëó÷èòå, ÷îéòî ÷åëî
ùî ìèëâàò - èñêàì ñ îòáëåñêà èì àç
äà ñòîïëÿ òóé, êîåòî ñìðúçâà òîé!...
Òóé êîéòî èñêà, íåêà äîéäå ñ ìåí.
Êúì âñÿêîé âðúõ ïî ñòðúìåí ïúò ñå õîäè
è íå åäíà âúçäèøêà, íå åäíî
íàòÿêâàíüå âîäà÷à ùå äà ÷óå,
îò ïúòíèöè, ïî íåãî ùî âúðâÿò;
íî ùî îò òóé? Exselsior! Ñàìè
òå áëàãîäàðñòâåí ïîãëåä ùå îáúðíàò
êúì òåáå - ñ òåá íà âèñèíè âúçéåòè."
Ñèÿåøå âî ìîäðèÿ ìó ïîãëåä
òàèíñòâåíà è ñòðîãà ìîù. Áåçìúëâíî
äðóãàðèòå âúðâÿõà ïîäèð íåãî,
çàëèñàíè îò ãîðäèÿ ìó ïîðèâ.
Íåâèäèìèÿ äóõ íà âäúõíîâåíüå,
÷åëîòî ìó çàñåíèë, ñ ãîðä âúçòîðã
ãîâîðåøå ïðåç íåãîâèòå óñòíè:
"Îò ñóåòíèòå - ñóåòíà ïðèñúäà!
Ïðèñúäà äðóãà èìà: êîéòî ñàì
å ñåáå ñè ïîñòèãíàë, òîé æèâåå
âî âå÷íîñòòà è ìàëêî ùå äà çíàé,
êàêâî ùå êàæå âðåìåòî çà íåãî.
È íåêà âè íå ïëàøè ìèñúëòà,
÷å áúäåùåòî ùå ïîâòîðè ïàê
ëúæèòå, íåðàçáèðàíùèíèòå âåòè.
Ñî ñìúðòíèòå è ñìúðòíîòî óìèðà.
Òóé ùî íà Ëåòà òúìíèòå âúëíè
ïîãúëíàò, íÿìà äà ñå âúðíå âå÷å
ñî ñâîÿ ðåâ æèâîòà äà ñìóòè.
Âåê ïîäèð âåêà â ïúñòðà âúðâîëèöà
ùå ñå èçíèçâàò, íèùî îò ïðåäèøíèé
â ïîñëåøíèé áåç ïîâòîðà äà íàìåðè...
Î, íå! Íà äíèòå â áåçêîíå÷íèé õîä,
åäíî, åäíî ùå ñå ïîâòîðè ïàê -
êúì ñ â å ò ë è í à âúçâèøåíèé êóïíåæ,
êúì â è ñ ø å ò î ñòðåìëåíèÿòà ÷èñòè
è ãîðäèé, âëàñòåí æàä çà è ä å à ë!
Ùå ñå ïîâòîðè îíîâà, êîåòî,
â ñâåòîâíèòå ïðîìåíè íåïðîìåííî,
å áóäèëî â ÷îâåêà ÷åëîâåêà
è ñìèñúë ìó å äàâàëî â æèâîòà.
×åñòèò å òîç èçáðàíèê, ÷èéòî äóõ,
êàòî êîâ÷åãúò Íîåâ, ïðåíåñå
îò ïðåæíèé ñâÿò â ïîñëåøíèé îíîâà,
êîåòî å â ïðîìåíè íåïðîìåííî.
Òîé ïîäèð ñìúðò îò ñåáå ñè îñòàâÿ
íàé-÷èñòîòî, íàé-õóáàâîòî - æèöà
îò öàðñòâîòî íà ñåíêèòå áåçïëúòíè,
êîÿòî ùå ãî ñâúðçâà ñ òîÿ ìèð."
Òå áÿõà ñëåçëè íà ñàìèÿ áðÿã,
òàì, äåòî ãè âúç÷àêâàøå ãîòîâà,
ëþëÿíà òèõî íàä âúëíèòå ëîäêà.
Âî äðåçãàâàòà äàëíèíà íåáîòî,
ñ âå÷åðíèé ñè ëàçóðíî-òúìåí ïëàù,
çàñòèëàøå çàñïàëîòî ìîðå,
êàòî ñåñòðà çàñïàëèÿ ñè áðàò.
Ïðè ñåòíÿòà ðàçäÿëà ñå îáúðíà
ïúê äðóã ñåãà è òèõî ïðîãîâîðè:
- Íåáåñåí áëÿí íà çåìåí ñèí. Íå âñÿê&ici