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Epopee to the Forgotten
by Ivan vazov
This year(2000) we celebrate 150 years from the birth of Ivan Vazov!
"Epopee to the Forgotten", one of Vazov's masterpieces, is a cycle of
poems dedicated to some of the greatest Bulgarian patriots. The poems
were written and published in the period 1881-1884. You may notice
that the poems and the persons they are dedicated to are exactly 12 in
number (two of the poems are about historical events) which is
generally cosidered as an allusion to the 12 disciples.
Íÿêîëêî îò ñòèõîòâîðåíèÿòà â "Åïîïåÿ íà çàáðàâåíèòå" Âàçîâ ïóáëèêóâà â
ïåðèîäè÷íèÿ ïå÷àò. Âå÷å êàòî öèêúë åäíà ÷àñò èçëèçàò â "Ãóñëà"(1881),
à äðóãà â "Ïîëÿ è ãîðè"(1884). Âúâ âòîðîòî èçäàíèå íà "Ïîëÿ è ãîðè"(1893)
ãè çàìåñòâà ñ äðóãè ñòèõîòâîðåíèÿ, êàòî â èçëÿçëàòà ñúùàòà ãîäèíà
"Ïîåìè" ñúáèðà âñè÷êè ñòèõîòâîðåíèÿ îò òîçè öèêúë. Îòíîñíî èäåÿòà çà
íàïèñâàíåòî íà "Åïîïåÿ íà çàáðàâåíèòå" Âàçîâ ñúîáùàâà, ÷å áèë ÷åë â
íÿêàêâà ðóñêà êíèãà çà øâåäñêèÿ ïîåò Ðóíåáåðã, êîéòî íàïèñàë îäè çà
øâåäñêè ïàòðèîòè. Íî "íàé-ïðÿì" ïîâîä äà âúçïåå "çàáðàâåíèòå" ìó äàë
Çàõàðè Ñòîÿíîâ, êîéòî â åäèí ðóìåëèéñêè âåñòíèê îïèñâàë ïî êàêúâ íà÷èí
ñà çàãèíàëè ïîâå÷åòî îò ãëàâíèòå äåéöè íà âúñòàíèåòî. Ïàòîñúò è ôîðìàòà
íà "Åïîïåÿ íà çàáðâåíèòå", ñïîðåä ñàìèÿ Âàçîâ, òîé äúëæàë íà Âèêòîð Þãî
òúêìî ïî òîâà âðåìå ÷åòÿë îò íåãî "La legende des siecles".
ÅÏÎÏÅß ÍÀ ÇÀÁÐÀÂÅÍÈÒÅ
ËÅÂÑÊÈ
Ìàíàñòèðúò òåñåí çà ìîéòà äóøà å.
Êîãà ÷îâåê äîéäå òóê äà ñå ïîêàå,

òðÿáâà äà çàáðàâè ãðåõîâíèÿ ìèð,
äà áÿãà ñúáëàçíè è äà òúðñè ìèð.

Ìîéòà ñúâåñò èíàê äíåñêà ìè ãîâîðè.
Òîâà ðàñî ÷åðíî, ùî íîñÿ îòãîðå,
íå
ìå ïîìèðÿâà ñ òèÿ íåáåñà
è êîãàòî â õðàìà äèãíà ñè ãëàñà
õèìí äà ïåÿ
áîãó, äà ïîëó÷à ðàÿò,
ìèñëÿ, ÷å òîé ñëóøà òèÿ, ùî ðèäàÿò
â òîÿ äîë
ïëà÷åâíè, æèâîò íåñòúðïèì.
È ìîéòà ìîëèòâà ñå ãóáè êàò äèì,
è ãîñïîä

ñúðäèò ñè çàòóëÿ óõîòî
íà ñâåòàòà ïåñåí è õåðóâèêîòî.
Ìèñëÿ, ÷å âðàòàòà íà íåáåñíèé ðàé
íà êúäå èçãëåæäàò, íèêîé ãè íå çíàé,

÷å íå òàç êèëèÿ èçâîæäà íàòàòúê,
÷å èç ñâåòà øóìåí ïúòÿò å
ïî-êðàòúê,
÷å ñúëçèòå ÷èñòè, ÷å âäîâèøêèé ïëà÷,
÷å ïîòúò ïî÷òåííèé
íà ïðîñòèé îðà÷,
÷å áëàãàòà äóìà, ÷å ïðàâîòî äåëî,
÷å ñâåòàòà ïðàâäà,
èçêàçàíà ñìåëî,
÷å ðúêàòà áðàòñêà, áåç ãîðäîñò, áåç âèê
ïîäàäåíà
ñêðèøíî íà íÿêîé êëåòíèê,
ñà ìíîãî ïî-ìèëè íà ãîñïîäà âèøíè
îò âñè÷êèòå
õèìíè è òðîïàðè ëèøíè.
Ìèñëÿ, ÷å ÷îâåêúò, òóê íà òîÿ ñâÿò
èìà åäèí áëèæåí, èìà åäèí áðàò,
îò
êîè ñå ñ êëåòâà ìîíàõúò îòêàçà,
÷å öåë ïî-âèñîêà Áîã íè òóê ïîêàçà,
÷å
íå ñ òîâà ðàñî è íå ñ òàç áðàäà
ìîãà