Dolina mala to beše pre Once it smiled a silent dell
U kojoj ljudi bilo nije Where the people did not dwell
Pođoše u rat jednog trena They had gone unto the wars
Sledeći zvezde hladnih zena Trusting to the mild-eyed stars
Što s plavih kula noću skreću Nightly, from their azure towers
Stražarski pogled svoj ka cveću To keep watch above the flowers
Dok celog dana među njima In the midst of which all day
Sunce u lenjim leži snima The red sunlight lazily lay
Posetilac će priznati sada Now each visitor shall confess
Da tužnom doli nemir vlada The sad valley's restlessness
Sve osim zraka što, sve teži Nothing there is motionless
Nad magičnom samoćom leži Nothing save the airs that brood over the magic solitude
Stabla bez vetra da im gib prida Ah, by no wind are stirred those trees
Drhte ko more koje se kida That palpitate like the chill seas
Oko maglovitih Hebrida Around the misty Hebrides.
Ah, nema nigde vetru znaka Ah, by no wind those clouds are driven
Da hrpu šuštavih oblaka That rustle through the unquiet Heaven
Nebom od zore gna do mraka Uneasily, from morn till even
Nad ljubičicama koje mazne Over the violets there that lie
Liče na ljudske oči razne In myriad types of the human eye
Nad ljiljanima koji kriju Over the lilies there that wave
Bezimen grob gde suze liju And weep above a nameless grave
Njišu se - cure kapi večne They wave: - from out their fragment tops
Iz mirisne im čaške mlečne Eternal dews come down in drops
Plaču, niz stabljike im puze They weep: - from off their delicate stems
Poput dragulja trajne suze. Perennial tears descend in gems.
U kojoj ljudi bilo nije Where the people did not dwell
Pođoše u rat jednog trena They had gone unto the wars
Sledeći zvezde hladnih zena Trusting to the mild-eyed stars
Što s plavih kula noću skreću Nightly, from their azure towers
Stražarski pogled svoj ka cveću To keep watch above the flowers
Dok celog dana među njima In the midst of which all day
Sunce u lenjim leži snima The red sunlight lazily lay
Posetilac će priznati sada Now each visitor shall confess
Da tužnom doli nemir vlada The sad valley's restlessness
Sve osim zraka što, sve teži Nothing there is motionless
Nad magičnom samoćom leži Nothing save the airs that brood over the magic solitude
Stabla bez vetra da im gib prida Ah, by no wind are stirred those trees
Drhte ko more koje se kida That palpitate like the chill seas
Oko maglovitih Hebrida Around the misty Hebrides.
Ah, nema nigde vetru znaka Ah, by no wind those clouds are driven
Da hrpu šuštavih oblaka That rustle through the unquiet Heaven
Nebom od zore gna do mraka Uneasily, from morn till even
Nad ljubičicama koje mazne Over the violets there that lie
Liče na ljudske oči razne In myriad types of the human eye
Nad ljiljanima koji kriju Over the lilies there that wave
Bezimen grob gde suze liju And weep above a nameless grave
Njišu se - cure kapi večne They wave: - from out their fragment tops
Iz mirisne im čaške mlečne Eternal dews come down in drops
Plaču, niz stabljike im puze They weep: - from off their delicate stems
Poput dragulja trajne suze. Perennial tears descend in gems.
