“Droga na Smoleńsk“ () - Sława Przybylska (6)

“Along this road to Smolensk -- an empty , silent forest Along this road to Smolensk -- a raw of lonely pillars... Over this road to Smolensk -- two stars are glowing down through the clouds, like a pair of your eyes ---- distant and cold eyes. ............................................................................................. “...Maybe you wouldn’t decide to march against the wind, if a pair of gentle arms had once embraced your neck... ?“ (Bulat Okudzhava) From the collection of Bulat Okudzhava’s poems “Związek przyjacielski“ (A Friendship Liaison), sung and recorded by Sława Przybylska in 1979; a copy of the tape was offered me by the singer -- Katowice, January 1994. Roman Ziemiański - guitar .......................................................................... Wzdłuż tej drogi na Smoleńsk... Wzdłuż tej drogi na Smoleńsk tak gęst