Lazo Karovski

Lazo Karovski is born in Kavadarci in 1927. He finished his education in Skopje with a Ph-d on macedonian immigrants' songs. He is one of the most famous macedonian folklorists and also a very famous author and poet.

Karovski writes for both children and adults.
For the children he has written the following collections of songs: Ovcarce, Pesnata na Slavejot, and Mitko seta so raketa.
For the twelve kids from Vatasha, killed by the Bulgarians in the WW2, he has written the poem Krvava Blokada.

For adults Karovski has written the following collections: Tikveshka legenda, Momina chuka (poems), Rodinata v pesni, Rodina, and Stavini.

Karovski also writes novels. He has written the following novels: Patishta, Zaorok, and Raskin, as well as the novel-like biographies of Kliment and Naum Ohridski.

Karovski has won a number of prizes for his literary activity.

Od poemata "Makedonija"

 

... Makedonijo,
ti ne si ime prochitano od kniga,
ni zbor chuen od dedovci,
ti si:
krv,
    koski
       i otrov.
Krv,
    koski
       i majchino mleko,
zashto sum go prochital 
tvoeto ime ispishano
na mrachniot nebosklon
od pozharite na popalenite sela,
ispishano
vrz krajbrezhnite karpi
od strasta diva
na nezadrzhlivite branovi;
zashto sum ja osetil 
do gorda bolka
smislata na zhilavoto
rakuvanje so istorijata:
koj vo tebe, majko,
kako osvojuvach stapnal - 
bos srede trnje, 
sred zharishte capnal,
vtorpat toj nema
da go prechekori pragot,
pa makar za nazad
da pobara traga.
... Machenichko,
odev po tvoite dolishta -
raskroeni preushki
i gi sobirav koskite
(izgnieni i presni)
od dedovcite
i drugarite,
za da gi zakopam
vo eden grob,
za da gi soberam vo moevo srce...
... Pomionav niz tvoite buri:
Samuilovi,
Karpushovi,
ilindenski
i partizanski,
vetrishtata mi gi naglotija
i zakrvavija ochite,
no mi gi izbistri
dzvezdeniot kristal
na tvoite nebesni
nezgasnati jasnici...
... Makedonijo,
ti ne si ime prochitano od kniga,
ni zbor chuen od dedovci,
ti si:
krv,
    koski
       i otrov,
krv,
    koski
       i majchino mleko...


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