In a Pyramid (poem) - Srečko Kosovel - Slovenia

NA PIRAMIDI

Kakor mrlic v mramornem
grobu.
V srcu ljudi so zlati dolarji.
Oci nas peko od pepela.
Elektromotor
brni, brni, brni
po mojih zobeh.
Ogenj pod skalo gori, gori,
gori.
Socializacija zlate produkcije.
Konec razvoja.
Konec, o clovek!
O clovek!
Clovek z zlatim srcem
stoji
na beli piramidi.

In a Pyramid

Like a corpse in a marble
tomb.
Gold dollars in human hearts.
Our eyes ache from ash.
An electric motor
whirs, whirs, whirs
on my teeth
The Fire beneath the rock burns, burns
burns.
The socialisation of golden production.
The end of evolution.
The end, oh man!
Oh man!
Man with a gold heart
stands
on a white pyramid.