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A struggle always is both cruel and ruthless,
And struggles can be epic, people say.
I fall, one soul is lost, that much is true
But so foreseen, and the replacement on its way.

I'm shot by fire squad, earth worms are feasting,
And this is very sensible and worldly,
But for my people, you should be my witness,
I swear that we will fight like beasts ungodly.

© Nikola Vaptsarov
© Igor Milner, translated from bulgarian
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© E-magazine LiterNet, 04.02.2012, № 2 (147)