The poet who painted with his words - Geneviève Emy

Prevodilac: Milenka Okuka Lektor: Mile Živković

Among the great poets of literary history,

Među najvećim pesnicima istorije književnosti,

certain names like Homer,

određena imena, poput Homera,

Shakespeare,

Šekspira,

Milton,

and Whitman are instantly recognizable.

Miltona

i Vitmana, odmah prepoznajemo.

However, there's an early 20th century great French poet

Međutim, postoji veliki francuski pesnik iz ranog XX veka

whose name you may not know:

čije ime možda ne znate:

Guillaume Apollinaire.

Gijom Apoliner.

He was a close friend and collaborator of artists like Picasso,

Bio je blizak prijatelj i saradnik umetnicima poput Pikasa,

Rousseau,

Rusoa

and Chagall.

i Šagala.

He coined the term surrealism,

Iskovao je termin nadrealizam,

and he was even suspected of stealing the Mona Lisa in 1911.

a čak je i sumnjičen za krađu Mona Lize 1911.

During his short lifetime,

Tokom njegovog kratkog života,

he created poetry that combined text and image

stvarao je poeziju koja je spajala tekst i sliku

in a way that seemingly predicted an artistic revolution to come.

na način koji će, kako se čini, predvideti nadolazeću umetničku revoluciju.

In the late 19th and early 20th century Paris,

Kasnog XIX i ranog XX veka u Parizu,

the low-rent districts of Montmartre and Montparnasse

okruzi Monmartr i Monparnas gde su stanarine bile niske,

were home to every kind of starving artist.

bili su dom raznim izgladnelim umetnicima.

It was all they could afford.

Jedino su to mogli da priušte.

These painters, writers, and intellectuals,

Ovi slikari, pisci i intelektualci,

united in their artistic passion and counterculture beliefs,

ujedinjeni svojom umetničkom strašću i protivkulturnim ubeđenjima,

made up France's bohemian subculture.

činili su francusku boemsku supkulturu.

And their works of art, literature, and intellect would shake up the world.

A njihova umetnička, književna i intelektualna dela će da prodrmaju svet.

At the turn of the 20th century,

Početkom XX veka,

within this dynamic scene,

na ovoj dinamičnoj sceni,

art critic, poet, and champion of the avant-garde,

kritičar umetnosti, pesnik i prvak avangarde,

Guillaume Apollinaire was a well-known fixture.

Gijom Apoliner je bio poznata prilika.

As an art critic, Apollinaire explained

Kao kritičar umetnosti Apoliner je objasnio

the cubist and surrealist movements to the world,

svetu pokrete kubizam i nadrealizam

and rose to the defense of many young artists

i ustao je u odbranu mnogih mladih umetnika

in the face of what was often a xenophobic and narrow-minded public.

pred često ksenofobičnom i uskogrudom javnošću.

As a poet, Apollinaire was passionate about all forms of art

Kao pesnik, Apoliner je strastveno voleo sve vidove umetnosti

and a connoisseur of medieval literature,

i bio je poznavalac srednjovekovne književnosti,

especially calligraphy and illuminated initials.

naročito kaligrafije i ukrašavanja početnih slova.

As a visionary, Apollinaire saw a gap between two artistic institutions.

Kao vizionar, Apoliner je video jaz među dvema umetničkim institucijama.

On one side was the popular, highly lauded traditional art forms of the time.

S jedne strane su bili popularni, veoma hvaljeni tradicionalni umetnički oblici.

On the other, the forms of artistic expression

S druge strane su bili oblici umetničkog izražavanja

made possible through surrealism,

koje je omogućio nadrealizam,

cubism,

kubizam,

and new inventions, like the cinema

kao i novi izumi, poput filma

and the phonograph.

i fonografa.

Within that divide,

Nad tom podelom,

through the creation of his most important contribution to poetry,

stvarajući svoj najvažniji doprinos poeziji,

the calligram,

kaligram,

Guillaume Apollinaire built a bridge.

Gijom Apoliner je sagradio most.

Apollinaire created the calligram as a poem picture,

Apoliner je stvorio kaligram kao pesmu u slici,

a written portrait,

pisani portret,

a thoughts drawing,

ocrtavanje misli

and he used it to express his modernism

i koristio ga je da se modernistički izrazi

and his desire to push poetry beyond the normal bounds of text and verse

i kao žudnju da proširi granice poezije mimo normalnih granica teksta i stiha,

and into the 20th century.

i tako je uvede u XX vek.

Some of his calligrams are funny,

Neki njegovi kaligrami su smešni,

like the "Lettre-Océan."

poput "Lettre-Océan".

Some of them are dedicated to his young dead friends,

Neke je posvetio svojim preminulim mladim prijateljima,

like "La Colombe Poignardée et le jet d'eau."

ppoput "La Colombe Poignardée et le jet d'eau".

Some of them are the expression of an emotional moment,

Neki su izraz emotivnog trena,

as is "Il Pleut":

poput "Il Pleut":

"It's raining women's voices as if they had died even in memory,

"Pada kiša ženskih glasova kao da su čak i u sećanju mrtvi,

and it's raining you as well, Marvellous encounters of my life,

a curite i vi takođe, Veličanstveni susreti mog života,

o little drops.

o, malene kapi.

Those rearing clouds begin to neigh a whole universe of auricular cities.

Istimareni oblaci počinju da njište čitav univerzum aurikularnih gradova.

Listen if it rains while regret and disdain weep to an ancient music.

Slušaj kao da kiši dok kajanje i prezir plaču uz drevnu muziku.

Listen to the bonds fall off which hold you above and below."

Slušaj, dok spone otpadaju koje te drže iznad i ispod."

Each calligram is intended to allow readers to unchain themselves

Svaki kaligram je ciljao da omogući čitaocima da se oslobode

from the regular experience of poetry,

uobičajenog iskustva poezije

and feel and see something new.

i da osete i vide nešto novo.

"Lettre-Océan" is first an image to be seen before even the words are read.

"Lettre-Océan" vidimo kao sliku, pre nego što počnemo da čitamo reči.

Text-only elements combine with words in shapes and forms.

Sami tekst je kombinovan rečima u oblicima i formama.

Two circular forms, one locked in a square,

Dva kružna oblika, jedan zaključan u kvadratu,

the other, morph beyond the page in the shape of a spiral.

drugi oblikovan ispod stranice, u obliku spirale.

Together they create a picture that hints towards cubism.

Zajedno obrazuju sliku koja nagoveštava kubizam.

Then on closer reading of the text,

Potom, pažljivim iščitavanjem teksta,

the descriptive words within suggest

opisne reči u njemu nagoveštavaju

the image of an aerial view of the Eiffel Tower.

sliku Ajfelove kule iz ptičje perspektive.

They give tribute to electromagnetic waves of the telegraph,

One odaju počast elektromagnetskim talasima telegrafa,

a new form of communication at the time.

novom obliku komunikacije u to vreme.

Undoubtedly, the deeply layered artistic expressions in Apollinaire's calligrams

Bez sumnje, duboko slojevito umetničko izražavanje u Apolinerovim kaligramima

are not just a brilliant display of poetic prowess

nije puko briljantno ispoljavanje pesničke veštine

from a master of the form.

majstora pesničke forme.

Each calligram itself is also a snapshot in time,

Svaki je kaligram takođe fotografija trenutka,

encapsulating the passion,

uhvaćena strast,

the excitement,

and the anticipation of all the bohemian artists of Paris,

uzbuđenje

i nagoveštaj svih tih pariskih umetnika boema,

including Apollinaire,

uključujući i Apolinera,

most of whom are well ahead of their time,

većina kojih je bila daleko ispred svog vremena,

and with their innovative work,

a svojim su inovativnim delima

eagerly grasping for the future.

željno grabili ka budućnosti.