| Journeyman | Cestujúci |
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| Spine-tingling railway sleepers --- |
Chvenie pražcov brní v ušiach --- |
| Sleepy houses lying four-square and firm | Spiace domy stoja ďalej pevne |
| Orange beams divide the darkness | Tmu rozcesnú žlté lúče |
| Rumbling fit to turn the waking worm. | Ten rachot ti sny odoženie. |
| 5 Sliding through Victorian tunnels | 5 Cez viktoriánske tunely sa kĺže, |
| where green moss oozes from the pores. | kde zelený mach klíči pórmi. |
| Dull echoes from the wet embankments | Z vlhkého násypu tupá ozvena, |
| Battlefield allotments. Fresh open sores. | Front posiaty krvavými otvormi. |
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| In late night commuter madness |
Vlak s robotníkmi nocou trieli |
| 10 Double-locked black briefcase on the floor | 10 Čierny kufrík s dvoma zámkami |
| like a faithful dog with master | ako verný pes spí si |
| sleeping in the draught beside the carriage door. | pri pánovi v prievane za dverami. |
| To each Journeyman his own home-coming | Každý z nich má vlastný návrat domov |
| Cold supper nearing with each station stop | Studenú večeru už cíti každý chlap |
| 15 Frosty flakes on empty platforms | 15 Tuhé vločky na pustých nádražiach |
| Fireside slippers waiting. Flip. Flop. | Za krbom už papuče ťapkajú: ťap-ťap. |
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| Journeyman night-tripping on the late fantastic |
V neskorej noci robotník drobčí |
| Too late to stop for tea at Gerard's Cross | Už nie je čas na čaj v Gerard’s Cross |
| and hear the soft shoes on the footbridge shuffle | a skús zachytiť na mostíku tichý šuchot nôh, |
| 20 as the wheels turn biting on the midnight frost. | 20 keď ľad pod kolesami robí taký lomoz. |
| On the late commuter special | V neskorom robotníckom vlaku |
| Carriage lights that flicker, fade and die | Svetlá z vozňov blikajú a miznú s ním, |
| Howling into hollow blackness | Do pustej černoty kvíli, |
| Dusky diesel shudders in full cry. | Tmavý rušen si ďalej fučí na plný plyn. |
| 25 Down redundant morning papers | 25 Už nepotrebné ranné noviny |
| Abandon crosswords with a cough | Odkopnú krížovky znudene |
| Stationmaster in his wisdom | Prednosta stanice nekonečne múdro |
| told the guard to turn the heating off. | strážnemu povedal, aby vypol kúrenie. |
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