Dolje na jugu, u Dixiju,
(Srce mi se slama)
Objesili su moju mladu, crnu ljubavnicu,
O stablo, na raskršću.
Dolje na jugu, u Dixiju,
(Izmrcvareno tijelo visi visoko u zraku).
Pitao sam bijelog Isusa
Koja je korist od molitivi.
Dolje na jugu, u Dixiju,
(Srce mi se slama)
Ljubav je čista sjena
što visi na iskrvaljenoj i goloj grani.
Langston Hughes
Song for a Dark Girl
Way Down South in Dixie
(Break the heart of me)
They hung my black young lover
To a cross roads tree.
Way Down South in Dixie
(Bruised body high in air)
I asked the white Lord Jesus
What was the use of prayer.
Way Down South in Dixie
(Break the heart of me)
Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree.
Langston Hughes
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