Aco Sopov


Aco Sopov (Stip, 1923 - Ohrid, 1982) is a famous macedonian poet. His poetical birth is the poem Anovite in which he shows his revolt towards the government of the pre-World War Yugoslavia.

In his literary work, Aco Sopov has worked on a number of themes from NOB (the fight for national liberation during the WW2) in which he was a member himself. He said that the poems Oci and Ljubov are his own experiences, but are dedicated to Vera Jocik, a national hero of Macedonia.

Sopov was also a part of the battle in which H.T.Karpos lost his live, and he has also written a poem about that. He has published a number of collections of poetry among which are: Drvo na ridot, Pesna na crnata zena, Stihovi za makata i radosta, Na Gramos, Vetrot nosi ubavo vreme, Nebidnina, Gledac vo pepelta, and others.


Oci

Tri dena na race te nosevme zbrana,
so taga i bolka na pogledot srcen,
i sekoja kapka na tvojata rana
ko krvava zar ni kapese v srce.

Drugarite bea i morni i gladni
so zgoreni grla i svieni pleki
so tap bol se vpija vo ocite ladni
i zalea oti ne ke plamnat veke.

No jas znaev oti pak ke vivnat v zaroj
i borcite pod niv ke cvetat i rasnat,
v studenite utra ke great ko sonce
i nikoga nema da stijnat i zgasnat.

Poslednata vecer v planinskoto selo,
kaj borcite bea so dripava drea,
so plikovi zeski na stapal teski,
i smrsteni cela - zgaseni, mrazni
ko nivnite puski ukoceni, prazni,
i necujno, gluvo, ko zdusena reja
se tocese sepot od uvo do uvo:
"Utre, druze, v zori, strasen boj ne ceka,
a nie sme malku, - sal nekolku dusi..."

I koga ko igla ti probode usi - 
Ti rastrese snaga i razmolska taga,
so lunjeni oci siroki i volni
gi rasece v nokta zdivenite molnji!

Ko togaj, ko togaj, o drugarko, pomnis - 
v smrznatata vecer na proletta rana,
kaj nasata mladost i prvata radost
ja kosese luto kursumnata slana,
a ti celo zbrcka, ko tigrica ripna
i letna vo nokta krvava i crna, -
so svoite oci sto rigaa plamen
gi rastopi caskum celicnite zrna...

I posle! I posle - v poslednata vecer...
Jas nejkam da mislam sto potamu stana,
prostalniot sepot ti zamrzna v usni,
ti gorea oci pod vegite gusti!
So nivniot plamen i so kletva sveta,
na zaseda trgnav sred mojata ceta.

A utrinta koga zriv cela ni sprasi
ti ne bese veke v redovite nasi,
no skipea borci so odmazda zolcna,
i vidov! O vidov - koga bojot pocna
razvihrea site so tvojata sila - 
ko eleni brzi i lesni ko ptica.

A tvoite oci se iskrea gnevno
vo nivnite potni, raspaleni lica...

Tri dena na race te nosevme zbrana,
so taga i bolka vo pogledot srcen,
i sekoja kapka od tvojata rana
ko krvava zar ni kapese v srce.


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