She cut off his hair above the forehead,
she clipped the brows, the eyelashes
and, with eyes closed, lent him her breath:
O pain, evil disease and heat,
go hungry, break down, exhausted,
run away like frost before the sun,
go blind and deaf, untie yourself
under the tongue, under the feet
and let his mouth talk
and let his legs walk,
give him back the shadow
and return the soul its body.
Translated by: Zoran Ančevski