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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,
֌
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,
֌
ñúëçèòå
÷èñòè, ÷å
âäîâèøêèé
ïëà÷,
÷å ïîòúò
ïî÷òåííèé
íà
ïðîñòèé
îðà÷,
֌
áëàãàòà
äóìà, ÷å
ïðàâîòî
äåëî,
֌
ñâåòàòà
ïðàâäà,
èçêàçàíà
ñìåëî,
֌
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,
֌
÷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 äà
îòìàõíà
íÿêîÿ
áåäà
îò îíÿ, ùî
ñòðàäà;
ìèñëÿ, ÷å
êàíîíúò
ìú÷íî ùå
íàïðàâè äà
çàìëúêíå
ñòîíúò;
֌
áëèæíèé
ìè èìà
íóæäà íå â
ìîëèòâà,
à â ñúâåò
è ïîìîù,
êîãàòî
çàëèòâà;
ìèñëÿ
àçè îùå, ÷å
îâ÷àðÿò
ñúù
ñ îâöåòå
æèâåå, íà
ïåê è íà
äúæä,
è ÷å
ìîéòå
áðàòÿ
òúðïÿò èãî
ñòðàøíî,
à àç
íÿìàì
íèùî, è ÷å
òóé å
ãðÿøíî,
è ÷å ùå å
õàðíî äà
îñòàâÿ
âå÷
òàç
îãðàäà
òèõà, îò
ñâåòà
äàëå÷,
è äà êàæà
òàéíî
äâå-òðè
äóìè íîâè
íà îíåç,
ùî âëà÷àò
òåæêèòå
îêîâè.
Ðå÷å è
èçëåçå.
Äåâåò
ãîäèí òîé
ñêèòà ñå
áåçäîìåí,
áåç ñúí,
áåç ïîêîé,
ïîä
âúíêàøíîñò
÷óæäà è
ïîä èìå
íîâî
è ñ ñúðöå
ïîðàñëî è
çà êðúñò
ãîòîâî,
è íîñè
ñúçíàíüå,
êðåïîñò,
ñâåòëèíà
íà
ðîáèòå
ñëåïè â
ðîáñêàòà
ñòðàíà.
Äóìèòå
ìó áÿõà è
ïðîñòè è
êðàòêè,
ïúëíè ñ
óïîâàíüå
è íàäåæäè
ñëàäêè.
Ãîâîðåøå
÷åñòî çà
áóíò, çà
áîðáà,
êàò çà
åäíà
áëèæíà
îáùà
âåñåëáà,
÷àñúò
íà êîÿòî
áåøå
íåèçâåñòåí;
èçïèòâàøå
êîé å
ñúðöàò,
ñèðå÷
÷åñòåí,
ó÷àñòíèê
äà ñòàíå
âúâ
ïîäâèãà
ñâÿò;
âñÿê
åäèí
ñëóøàòåë
áåøå ìó è
áðàò.
Â
áúäåùåòî
òúìíî òîé
ãëåäàøå
ÿñíî.
Òîé
ëþáåøå
ñâîéòî
îòå÷åñòâî
êðàñíî.
Òîé áåøå
ñêèòàëåö
è êàò äåòå
ïðîñò
è êàòî
îòøåëíèê
æèâååøå â
ïîñò.
Ãîðèòå,
ïîëÿòà
ïîçíàòè
ìó áÿõà;
âñè÷êèòå
ïúòåêè
êðàêúò ìó
âèäÿõà,
ïóñòèíÿòà
çíàéøå
íåãîâèÿ
ãëàñ,
õèæàòà
ãî çíàéøå
è íà âñåêè
÷àñ
âðàòàòà
é çà íåãî
îòâîðåíà
áåøå.
Òîé ñå íå
áîåøå, ïîä
íåáåòî
ñïåøå,
õîäåøå
çàìèñëåí,
ñàìñè áåç
äðóãàð.
Òàÿ
çàðàí
ìëàä å,
äîâå÷åðà
ñòàð,
îäåâå
òúðãîâåö,
ñåãà
ïðîñÿê
äðèïàâ,
êîãà
áåøå
íóæíî —
õðîì, è
ñëÿï, è
êëèïàâ;
äíåñ â
ñåëîòî
ãëóõî,
óòðå â
íÿêîé
ãðàä
ãîâîðåøå
òàéíî çà
áëèæíèé
ïðåâðàò,
çà áóíò,
çà
ñâîáîäà,
çà
ñìúðòòà,
çà
ãðîáúò,
è ÷å
âðåìå âå÷ å
äà
âúñòàíå
ðîáúò;
֌
ùàñòëèâ å
îíÿ, êîéòî
äèãíå
ïðúâ
íàðîäíîòî
çíàìå è
ïðîëåå
êðúâ,
è ÷å
òðÿáâà
òâúðäîñò,
êóðàæ,
ïîñòîÿíñòâî,
֌
ñòðàõúò å
ïîäëîñò,
ãîðäîñòòà
—
ïèÿíñòâî,
÷å ðàâíè
ñìå
âñè÷êè â
ãîëåìèÿ
÷àñ —
òîé
âíàñÿøå
áîäðîñò â
íàðîäíàòà
ñâÿñò.
È âñÿêîÿ
âúçðàñò,
êëàñà, ïîë,
çàíÿòüå
çèìàøå
ó÷àñòüå â
òîâà
ïðåäïðèÿòüå;
áîãàòèé
ñ ïàðèòå,
ñþðìàõúò
ñ òðóäúò,
ìîìèòå ñ
èãëàòà,
ó÷åíèé ñ
óìúò,
à òîé
áåäåí, ãîë,
áîñ, ëèøåí
îò
èìîòúò,
çà äà å
ïîëåçåí
äàë ñè áå
æèâîòúò!
Òîé
áåøå
áåçñòðàøëèâ.
Òîé áåøå
ãîòîâ
ñòî ïúòè
äà óìðå íà
êðúñòà
Õðèñòîâ,
äà ãîðè,
êàò Õóñà
èëè êàò
Ñèìîíà
çà
ïðàâäàòà
ñâÿòà äà
ìðå ïîä
òðèîíà.
Ñìúðòòà
áå çà íåãî
è ïðèÿòåë è
áðàò,
çàøèë
áåøå
òàéíî â
ðúêàâà ñè
ÿä,
íà
êðúñòà ìó
âÿðíî
îðúæüå
âèñåøå,
çà äà
áúäå
ñòðàøåí,
êoãà íóæäà
áåøå.
Òîé íå
çíàéøå
îòäèõ, íè
ìèð, íèòî
ñúí,
îáúðíàë
ñå áåøå íå
äóõ, íà
îãúí.
Äóìàòà
ñè öÿëà
ëåéøå â
åäíî
ñëîâî,
ïîíÿâãà
÷åëî ñè
ìðúùåøå
ñóðîâî,
è òàì ñå
÷åòåøå è
óêîð, è
ãíÿâ,
è äóøà
óïîðíà, è
æåëåçåí
íðàâ.
Òîé
áåøå
íåâèäèì,
ôàíòîì
èëè ñÿíêà.
Îçîâå ñå
â ÷åðêâà,
ìåðíå ñå â
ñåäÿíêà.
Ïîêàæå
ñå, ñêðèé
ñå áåç
çíàê è áåç
ñëåä,
íàâñÿêúäå
ãîíåí,
âñÿêúäå
ïðèåò.
Âåäíúæ
âúâ
ñúáðàíüå
åäíî
ìíîãîáðîéíî
òîé
âëåçíà
âíåçàïíî,
ïîçäðàâè
ñïîêîéíî,
è ëåïíà
ïëåñíèöà
íà åäèí
ïîäëåö,
è èçëåçå
òèõî èç
ìàëêèé
ãðàäåö.
Èìåòî ìó
áåøå çíàê
çàðàä
òðåâîãà,
âëàñòòà
áåøå
âðåäîì
íåâèäèìà,
ñòðîãà,
îáñàæäàøå
äâàéñåò
ãðàäà
èçâåäíúæ,
äà óëîâè
òîÿ äåìîí
âåçäåñúù.
Îò ëèöå
ìó ìðà÷íî
âñè÷êè ñå
áîÿõà,
ñåëÿíèòå
ïðîñòè
ñâåòåö ãî
çîâÿõà
è ñáðàíè,
ñäóøåíè
âúâ òàéíè
ìåñòà
ñëóøàõà
ñúñ
òðåïåò, ñ
çÿïíàëè
óñòà
íåãîâîòî
ñëîâî
ñëàäêî è
îïàñíî,
È òÿì íà
äóøàòà
ñòàâàøå
ïî-ÿñíî.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
È ñåìåòî
÷óäíî
ïàäàøå â
ñúðöàòà
è áúðçî
ðàñòåøå
çà æúòâà
áîãàòà.
Òîé áèäå ïðåäàäåí, è îò åäèí ïîï!
Òîÿ
ìðúñåí
÷åðâÿê, òîÿ
íèçúê ðîá,
òîç
ïîçîð çà
Áîãà, òóé
ïÿòíî íà
õðàìà
Äÿêîíà
ïîãóáè
÷ðåç ÷åðíà
èçìàìà!
Òîç
÷îâåê
áåçñòèäåí
ñúñ íèñêî
÷åëî,
ïðàòåí
íà çåìÿòà
íå ñå çíàé
çàùî,
òîç
èçäàéíèê
ãðîçåí è
áîæèé
ñëóæèòåë,
êîéòî
òàÿ òèòëà
áåç ñðàì
áå
ïîõèòèë,
íà êîãî
óñòàòà,
ïúëíè ñ ÿä
è çëîñò,
èçðåêîõà
ïîäëî:
"Ôàíåòå
òîãîç!"
Íà êîãî
ðúêàòà íå
áëàãîñëîâèÿ,
à
èçäàéñòâî
ñâúðøè, è
ãðúì íå
ñòðîøè ÿ,
è ÷èåòî
èìå íå ùå
ñïîìåíà
îò ñòðàõ
ìîéòà
ïåñåí äà
íå
îñêâåðíà,
è êîãî
ðîäèëà
åäíà
ìàéêà
ëóäà,
êîéòî
ðàâåí â
àäúò èìà
ñàìî Þäà
ôúðëè â
ïëà÷ è
æàëîñò öÿë
íàðîä
òîãàç!
È òîç ÷îâåê éîùå æèâåé ìåæäó íàñ!
Îêîâàí
è êúðâàâ,
âúâ
òúìíèöà
ðúãíàò,
Àïîñòîëúò
áåøå íà
ìúêè
ïîäâúðãíàò
óæàñíè.
Íàïðàçíî!
Òå íÿìàõà
âëàñò
íàä òàç
äóøà ÿêà.
Íè âîïúë,
íè ãëàñ,
íè ìîëáà,
íè êëåòâà,
íè áîëíî
ñòåíàíüå
íå
èçäàäå â
ìðàêà òóé
ãîðäî
ñòðàäàíüå!
Ñìúðòòà
áåøå
áëèçêî, íî
ñòðàõúò
äàëå÷.
È òîé íå
ïîøóøíà
ïðåäàòåëñêà
ðå÷.
È íà âñè
âúïðîñè -
ãðîçíî
èçïèòàíüå
-
åäèí
îòâåò äàäå
è åäíî
ìúë÷àíüå
è
êàçâàøå:
"Àç ñúì
Ëåâñêè! Åé
ìå íà!"
È íèêîå
èìå òîé íå
ñïîìåíà.
Íî
òèðàíúò
ëþòè äà
óáèé
äóõúò
åäíà
çàðàí
Ëåâñêè
îñúäè íà
ñìúðò!
Öàðåòå,
òúëïàòà,
ìðúñíèòå
òèðàíè
äà ìîãàò
çàäóøè
ãîðäîòî
ñúçíàíüå,
ãëàñúò,
êîéòî
âèêà,
ìèñúëòà,
ùî ãðåé,
èñòèíàòà
âå÷íà, ùî
âå÷íî
æèâåé,
èçìèñëèõà
âñÿêîé ïî
åäíà
ñåêèðà
äà
óìîðÿò
âñè÷êî,
äåòî íå
óìèðà:
çàðàä
Ïðîìåòåÿ
ñòðúìíàòà
ñêàëà,
ÿäúò çà
Ñîêðàòà ñ
êëåâåòàòà
çëà,
ñèíäæèð
çà
Êîëîìáà,
êëàäàòà
çà Õóñà,
êðúñòà
íà
Ãîëãîòà
çà
êðîòêèé
Èñóñà -
è ïî òîÿ
íà÷èí
íàé-ãðîçíèé
êîíåö
â
áúäåùåòî
ñòàâà
íàé-ñÿåí
âåíåö.
Òîé áèäå îáåñåí.
Î,
áåñèëî
ñëàâíî!
Ïî ñðàì è
ïî áëÿñúê
òè ñè ñ
êðúñòà
ðàâíî!
Ïîä òåá
íèé
âèäÿõìå,
óâè, äà
âèñÿò
ìíîãî
ñêúïè
æúðòâè è
äà ñå
òðåñÿò
è
âÿòúðúò
þæíè ñ òÿõ
äà ñè
èãðàå,
è
òèðàíúò
âåñåë ñ
òÿõ äà ñå
ðóãàå.
Î, áåñèëî
ñëàâíî!
Òåá òå
îñâåòè
ñìúðòòà
íà
ãåðîéòå.
Ñâåùåíî
ñè òè.
Òè áåëåã
ñè
ñòðàøåí è
çíàê çà
ñâîáîäà,
çà êîÿ
ïîä òåáå
ãèíåøå
íàðîäà,
è ëúâúò,
è õðàáðèé:
è ñìúðòòà
äî äíåñ
ïîä òåáå,
áåñèëî,
ïðàâåøå íè
÷åñò.
Çàùîòî
ïîäëåöúò,
øïèîíúò,
ìðúñíèêúò
â îíèÿ
äíè
ìðà÷íè, ùî
"ðîáñòâî"
ñå âèêàò,
óìèðàõà
ìèðíè íà
ñâîéòî
ëåãëî
ñ
ïðîäàäåíà
ñúâåñò, ñ
ïîçîð íà
÷åëî,
è
ñìúðòòà
íà òåáå, î,
áåñèëêî
ñâÿòà,
áå íå
ñðàì, à
ñëàâà
íîâà íà
çåìÿòà
è âðúõ, îò
êúäåòî
âèæäàøå
äóõúò
êúì
áåçñìúðòèåòî
ïî-ïðåêèÿ
ïúò!
ÁÅÍÊÎÂÑÊÈ
Ïëàíèíàòà
ïóñòà.
Äèâîòà è
ñúí å.
Âðåä
ïðîñòðàíñòâà
ãîëè,
áúðäà,
óðâè,
òðúíüå;
â
ïóñòèíÿòà
âëàäà
íÿêîé
ãðîáåí
äóõ.
Íåáîñâîäúò
ãëåäà
óïëàøåí è
ãëóõ.
Ëåñîâåòå
÷åðíè,
íàêðàé
êðúãîçîðúò
ìÿðêàò
ñå,
òúìíåÿò.
Íàäàëå÷ â
ïðîñòîðúò
îðåë åäèí
ïëóâà,
áàâíî ñå
âúðòè
íàä
íÿêîÿ
ìúðøà, ùî
ìó äúõ
ïðàòè;
ïî
ñêàëèòå
çåÿò
ñòðàøíè
ïóêíàòèíè;
çàòóëåíè
ñ õðàñòè -
ëåãëà íà
ãàäèíè;
ñèïåè
áåçðîäíè,
ïëåøèâè
áúðäà,
ñòðúìíèíè
áåç äðúâüå,
ðåêè áåç
âîäà
äóøàòà
èçìú÷âàò
è ïëàøàò
îêîòî.
Èç åäèí
òàì ãëóõ
äîë,
îáðàñúë ñ
ãëîãèíà,
ñåãà
âúðâè
òèõî
íÿêàêâà
äðóæèíà.
Âîæäúò å
Áåíêîâñêè!
Áåíêîâñêè
å ñàì!
Áåíêîâñêè
ÿ âîäè â
ïóñòèíÿòà
òàì;
ãåðîÿò,
þíàêúò ñ
ìèñúë íà
÷åëîòî,
íà
ïîäâèãà
çíàìå,
äóøà íà
äåëîòî,
÷îâåêúò,
ùî äàäå
ôàòàëíèÿ
çíàê
è öÿë
íàðîä
ñìåëî
òèêíà ñ
ñâîÿ êðàê
æåëÿçíàòà
ââîëÿ,
æåëåçíèòå
ñèëè,
ìîãúùîòî
ñëîâî, ùî
ñëàáèé
îêðèëè,
ãëàñúò,
êîéòî
êàçà:
"Âúðâåòå!
Äà ìðåì!
Ñòàâàéòå,
ðîáîâå! Àç
íå ùà ÿðåì!"
È íèå
òðåïòÿõìå
ïðåä òîÿ
ãëàñ
ìîùåí,
ïðåä òîÿ
äåìîí
òàåí,
ïðèçðàê
ïîëóíîùåí,
êîéòî
ïðîèçíåñå
ñòðàøíèòå
ñëîâà...
Òîé
ñåãà
âúðâåøå ñ
êëþìíàëà
ãëàâà.
Äðóãàðèòå
ìó âåðíè,
ðàçáèòè è
ïðàøíè,
ìÿçàõà
íà ìîùè è
íà ñåíêè
ñòðàøíè,
ñåäåìäåñåò
áÿõà,
÷åòèðìà
ñà äíåñ.
Äðóãèòå
ïàäíàõà:
åäíè â áîÿ
ñ ÷åñò,
äðóãè â
ïëåí
ñðàìîòåí,
äðóãè ïúê
áåãàõà,
îò
òÿõíàòà
ó÷àñò êàò
ñå
óáîÿõà.
Òúæíî òå
âúðâÿõà â
çàãëúõíàëèé
ìèð
ïî
ïÿñúêà
ñèòíè, èç
äèâíèÿ
øèð,
ñ ïóøêè
áåç
ïàòðîíè, è
ñ êðàêà
áåç ñèëà;
âñÿêà
êîñò ñå
êëàòè,
áîëè
âñÿêà
æèëà;
ïîäâèãúò
å òðóäåí,
ïúòÿò å
ñâèðåï.
Ïåòíàäåñåò
äåíà áåç
îòäèõ, áåç
õëåá
ñêèòàò
ñå â
ãîðèòå,
áîðÿò ñå ñ
òèðàíúò,
ñ ïåêúò, ñ
äúæäîâåòå
è ñ òðåâè
ñå
õðàíàò,
÷åñòî
ìèñúë
ìðà÷íà
äîõîæäà
èì òÿì.
Íî áúëçî
èç÷åçâà;
Áåíêîâñêè
å òàì.
Áåíêîâñêè
ãè ïàçè
ìúë÷àëèâ
è
ñòðàøåí;
â áåäèòå
ïîääðúæêà
è ïðèìåð
âñåãäàøåí;
òîé
äúðæè, íå
îõêà, òîé å
ñàìî áëåä,
îò âðåìå
íà âðåìå
èçäóìâà
"Íàïðåä" -
è ãëåäà
íà èçòîê, è
âîäè ãè
ñìåëî,
è áóðíî
ñå áúð÷è
áëåäíîòî
ìó ÷åëî.
 ãëàâà
ìó ñå
áëúñêàò
ìèñëè öÿë
ðîÿê
è êðîåæè
òúìíè, è
ëó÷è, è
ìðàê,
è ÿðîñò
îòðîâíà
êèïè ìó â
ãúðäèòå
çà
òîëêîç
íåùàñòüÿ,
íàäåæäè
ðàçáèòè,
çà
òîëêîâà
æúðòâè è
âÿðà, è
òðóä,
îòèøëè
íà âÿòúð
ïîä
íàòèñêà
ëþò!
È
áóíòúò
ïðåä íåãî
êàòî
îáëàê
÷óäåí
ôúð÷è
êàò îò
íÿêîé
óðàãàí
ïðîêóäåí.
Íàêúäå
îòèâàò?...Èçâåäíúæ
ãðúì
ðàçäàäå
ñå ñèëíî
îò
áëèæíèÿ
õëúì.
Êàò
ñíîïîâå
ïàäàò
òðèìà
äðóãàðè.
Êðúâ
äèìåùà,
òîïëà
ïÿñúêà
ïðîøàðè.
Ïóøåêúò
ñå ïðúñíà
è ãðúìúò
ìèíà,
êàò
íàïúëíè ñ
åêîò öÿëà
ïëàíèíà.
Ïîòåðÿòà
ñêîêíà îò
ñâîéòà
ïóñèÿ
è øóìíî
èçêðÿñêà -
ñìåëîñò
óëîâè ÿ:
òÿ âèäÿ
åäèí ïðàâ,
è òî
êúðâàâ,
ñàì!
Äâàéñåò
ïóøêè
ìåðÿò
èçíîâî
íàñàì,
ãîòîâè
êóðøóìè è
îãúí äà
õðà÷àò.
"Ïðåäàé
ñå,
ðàçáîéíèê!"
- èçâèêà
âîäà÷úò,
è
ñãàíòà
âíåçàïíî
çàãðàäè
îòâðúñò
ñåòíèé
íåïðèÿòåë
ñúñ æàæäà
çà ìúñò,
ñúñ
ðàäîñò
ñâèðåïà, ñ
óâåðåíîñò
äèâà,
÷å âå÷
äúðæè
çäðàâî
ïëÿ÷êàòà
ñè æèâà.
Òîãàâà
ðàíåíèé
ïðàâ,
òðåïåòåí,
äèâ,
ñ ïîãëåä
áåçíàäåæäåí,
ïî÷òè
ãîðäåëèâ,
ñ ïåò
ðàíè â
ñíàãàòà,
ïðè ïðàãúò
íà ãðîáà,
êàò íå ùÿ
äà ïàäíå,
êàêòî
ïàäà ðîáà,
ãðúìíà
ñå â
÷åëîòî è
ñðåä
ãúñòèé
äèì
ïàäíà
ìúðòúâ,
õëàäåí è
íåïîáåäèì!
È Õàäæè
Ëþçãÿð áåé,
ãëàâàòàðÿò
ñòàðè,
ïðèñòúïè
çà÷óäåí ñ
õèùíè ñè
äðóãàðè
êúì òàç
æúðòâà
ñèëíà, êúì
òîç ãîðä
þíàê,
êîéòî ìó
èçáÿãíà ñ
òàêúâ
ñëàâåí
áÿã,
ïîãëåäíà
÷åëî ìó, ñ
òîïëà êðúâ
ïîêðèòî,
è î÷è ìó
ñòðàøíè,
âïåðåíè
ñúðäèòî,
è ðúêà ìó,
âçåëà
ðåâîëâåðà
ñ ìîù,
êàòî ÷å
ñå ãîòâè
çàðàä
áèòêà
éîù,
è óñòà
ìó áëåäíè,
îòêðèòè
êúì ñâîäà
êàòî ÷å
ùå âèíàò:
ñìúðò èëè
ñâîáîäà!
È óñåòè
ïî÷èò è
òðåïåò, è
ñòóä,
è âèêíà
óïëàøåí:
"Êîé å òîÿ
ëóä!"
Íî
âñè÷êè
ìúë÷àõà.
Òîãàç îò
çåìÿòà
åäèí
òðóï
ïîøàâíà,
îòâîðè
óñòàòà,
ïðîáóäåí
îò ñèëà
òàéíà,
íåïîçíàòà,
è ñ ãëàñ
èçäèõàþù,
êàò ðúêà
ïðîñòðÿ,
"Áåíêîâñêè!"
- ïðîäóìà è
òèõî óìðÿ.
ÊÎ×Î
Çàùèòàòà
íà
Ïåðóùèöà
O
äâèæåíüå
ñëàâíî, î
ìðà÷íî
äâèæåíüå,
äíè íà
áîðáà
ãîðäà, î
äíè íà
ïàäåíüå!
Åïîïåÿ
òúìíà,
íåïîçíàòà
íàì,
åïîïåÿ,
ïúëíà ñ
ãåðîéñòâî
è ñðàì!
Õðàìúò
áåøå
ïúëåí ñ
äåöà è
íåâåñòè,
ñ
âúñòàíèöè
áîäðè è
áàùè
çëî÷åñòè,
êîèòî
áîðáàòà â
òåç
çèäîâå
ñáðà.
Ó÷àñòòà
ñè âñÿêîé
âå÷å ÿ
ðàçáðà.
Âðàãúò
îò òðè äåíÿ
íàîêîëî
õðàìà
ãúðìåøå
îò÷àÿí. Íè
ñòðàõ, íè
èçìàìà,
íè áîé,
íè çàêàíè
íÿìàõà
óñïåõ.
Áîðöèòå
äúðæàõà è
íèêîé îò
òåõ
çà
ñäàâàíå
ñðàìíî
óñòà íå
îòâîðè
è ëèöåòî
ïúðâè äà
ñè
îïîçîðè.
Îãðàäàòà
áåøå
ïðèëè÷íà
íà ïåù
çàäóøåíà,
ïúëíà ñúñ
âúçäóõ
ãîðåù
è ñúñ
äèì
áàðóòåí.
Ñâèðåïèÿò
ãëàä
èçäàâàøå
âå÷å ñâîÿ
âèê
ïîçíàò.
Äåöàòà
ïèùÿõà
óïëàøåíè,
áëåäíè
ïðåä
ìàéêè
óáèòè è
òðóïîâå
ëåäíè.
Áîðáàòà
êèïåøå
îòâúòðå,
îòâúí.
Âúâ
âñè÷êèòå
î÷è
ïëàìòåøå
îãúí.
Áîëíàâè
è çäðàâè,
áîãàòè,
ñþðìàñè,
ðóñèòå
ãëàâè÷êè
è áåëèòå
âëàñè
çèìàõà
ó÷àñòüå â
ïîñëåäíèÿ
áîé.
Ìàéêàòà
ìúëâåøå:"×åäî,
íå ñå áîé!"
è äàâàøå
ñèíó
íàïúëíåíà
ïóøêà;
è
ñòàðàòà
áàáà, ùî
åäâàì ñå
ëþøêà,
íîñåøå
êóðøóìè
âúâ
ñâîéòà
ïîëà,
è ìúæúò,
ó÷óäåí,
èìàøå
êðèëà:
îòçàäè,
äî íåãî,
æåíà ìó
ëþáèìà
ãëåäàøå
àçëúêà
ïóïàë äàëè
èìà.
Äåöàòà
ïèùÿõà,
êàòî çà
ïúò ïðúâ
÷åâàõà
ãúðìåæè è
ãëåäàõà
êðúâ.
È áîÿò
êèïåøå
îòâúòðå,
îòâúí.
Ìíîãî
áîðöè
õëàäíè
ñïÿõà
âå÷åí
ñúí,
è äèìúò
áåøå
ãúñòúê, è
ñìúðòòà
íå áåøå
íè
ãðîçíà, íè
ñòðàøíà, è
êðúâòà
øóðòåøå
èç
æåíñêè
ãúðäè
íàìåñòî
ìëåêî.
Ëóäîñò
áå
ïëàìíàëà
âúâ âñÿêî
îêî.
Ñòàðöèòå
òúð÷àõà ñ
ÿðîñò íà
ëèöå
è
òúðåñåõà
ïóøêè ñ
òðåïåòíè
ðúöå...
Îòâúí
âðàãîâåòå
äèâè,
ïîáåñíåëè
-
ñãàí
áàøèáîçóöè
õðàìà
íàëåòåëè -
ôó÷àõà,
ãúðìÿõà,
íàäàâàõà
ðåâ
è ïàäàõà
ìúðòâè
âúâ
íåìîùåí
ãíåâ.
Ãëàâàòàðÿò
òåõåí, â
êðúâ òîïëà
îêâàñåí,
íà òàç
æúòâà
äèâà
ãëåäàøå
áåçãëàñåí,
è
ñòðàõúò
íåâîëíî
îáçå ìó
äóõúò
ïðåä òåç
ðàè ñëàáè,
ùî ñååõà
ñìúðò,
è âìåñòî
ìîëáè,
ïëà÷
ïóùàõà
êóðøóìè.
Èçâåäíúæ
äàëåêî, íà
ãîëèòå
äðóìè,
âîéñêà
ñå çàäàäå
ñ òðÿñúê,
òè÷åøêîì...
Ñãàíòà
ñå
çàðàäâà, à
â áîæèÿ
äîì
äóøèòå
ñåòèõà
òðåïåò è
ñìóùåíüå
êàòî ïðåä
äåñíèöà,
ùî ïðèíàñÿ
ìùåíüå.
Áèòêàòà
óòèõíà...ðàçðåäÿ
äèìúò
è íÿêîé
ãëàñ ÷ó ñå,
÷å åõòè â
øóìúò:
- Íèé ñå
áèõìå,
áðàòÿ, ñ
áàøèáîçóöè,
çàùîòî
ñà ìðúñíè,
äèâè è
õàéäóöè...
Åòî
öàðñêà
ñèëà, äà ñå
ïðåäàäåì!
- Íå ùåì! -
Íå! - Íå
áèâà!
Ïî-äîáðå äà
ìðåì!
- Ïóøêèòå
ñè äàéòå! -
Íå! Íå! - Ùî
äà ñòîðèì?
- Äà ñå
ïîêîðèì ëè?
- Ìúë÷è! Äà
ñå áîðèì!
-
Ïðåäàòåëÿò
êîé å?! - Äîëó! -
âèêàò ñ
áÿñ, -
Ñïîãîäáà
íå ñòàâà
ìåæäó òÿõ
è íàñ!
Åäíà
æåíà
âèêíà:"×óéòå!
Ñðàì!" è
ïóøíà
êúì
âîéñêàòà
öàðñêà è
ïàäíà
áåçäóøíà,
è ãúðìúò
ðàçêëàòè
ñìàÿíèé
íàðîä!
Òðåïíà
âñÿêî
ñúðöå è
âñÿêîé
æèâîò,
îãúíÿò
îáôàíà
òèÿ äóøè
ãîðäè.
- Äà ñå íå
âäàäåìå
íà
òóðñêèòå
îðäè! -
È
ãúðìåæúò
ïî÷íà, è
áîÿò ñúñ
ãíåâ
ïîäçå
ñâîÿ
ñòðàøåí è
ãðîáåí
íàïåâ,
íî éîùå
ïî-ñòðàøíî
è éîùå
ïî-ãðîáíî.
È
ñìúðòòà
èç õðàìà
ôó÷åøå
çëîêîáíî.
Îò÷àÿíüå
ìðà÷íî
ëèöàòà
âàïöà,
ìàéêè íå
ïîçíàõà
ñâîèòå
äåöà.
Îòâúí
ñðåøó
õðàìà
çÿïíàëè
ïóøêàëà
çàáúëâàõà
ïëàìúê è
áîìáè, è
õàëà!
È
ñòåíèòå
ñòàðè
ðàçëþëÿõà
ñ çâóê
êàò
âíåçàïíèé
âÿòúð
ïëàíèíñêèÿ
áóê
êàòî
òðúñ
ïîäçåìåí
ìíîãàæäè
ïîâòîðåí.
Èçâåäíúæ âèäÿõà òàì çèäúò ñúáîðåí!
Ïåðóùèöå
áåäíà,
ãíÿçäî íà
ãåðîè,
ñëàâà!
âå÷íà
ñëàâà íà
÷åäàòà
òâîè,
íà
òâîÿòà
ïåïåë è íà
òâîÿ ãðîá,
äåòî
õðàáðî
ïàäíà
âúñòàíàëèé
ðîá!
Ñëàâà
òåá, ÷å òè
ñå îäúðæà
äî
êðàéíîñò
è áîðè ñå
â ïóøåê, è
ïàäíà ñúñ
ñÿéíîñò.
Òè â
áîðáàòà
÷åðíà è
ïðåä
òóðñêèé
ãíåâ
èçäèãíà
âèñîêî
òâîÿ
ñâèëåí
ëåâ,
è ãëàâà
íå êëþìíà,
è ìå÷à íå
äàäå,
è òâîéòà
ñâåòèíÿ
ñðàìíî íå
ïðåäàäå,
è íàøòà
ñâîáîäà
òè ÿ
îñâåòè,
è çà
òîëêîç
æúðòâè
ãîðäî
îòìúñòè.
Ïîêëîí
íà òåá,
ãðàäå,
ïåïåëèùå
ïðàøíî,
íà áîðáà
þíàøêà
ñâèäåòåëñòâî
ñòðàøíî!
Òâîéòå
÷åäà áÿõà
ñèëíè â
òðóäíèé
÷àñ,
òâîéòà
ãèáåë
áåøå
òúðæåñòâî
çà íàñ,
çàùîòî
òè ïàäíà
ñúñ
ïàäàíå
íîâî
è â
íàøòà
èñòîðüÿ
òóðè
ñâåòëî
ñëîâî.
Çàùîòî
òè áëåñíà
â ñèíèÿ
ïðîñòîð
ñðåä
ìíîãîòî
ïîäëîñò,
ñðåä
îáùèé
ïîçîð!
Çàùîòî
ïðîïàäíà è
â ãðîá ñå
õàëîñà
ñëàâíî
êàêòî
Ïðàãà,
êàêòî
Ñàðàãîñà,
îáâèòà
âúâ ïóùåê,
îêúïàíà â
êðúâ;
çàùîòî
òè - ñåòíÿ -
ïðèìåð
äàäå ïðúâ
êàê ìðå
íàðîäà è
íå ìîëè
áîãà,
è íå ðå÷å:
Ìèëîñò! - â
îáùàòà
òðåâîãà;
è -
íèùîæíà,
òúìíà, áåç
êðåïîñò,
áåç ìîù
è ñúñ
ãîëè ðúöå,
è áåç
íèêîé
âîæä,
áåç
ìèíàëî
ñëàâíî,
áåç
ïðèìåðè
ñëàâíè,
ùî
ìàëêèòå
ïðàâÿò ñ
âåëèêèòå
ðàâíè,
òè ñ
òâîéòà
ñìúðò
ñòðàøíà è
õðàáðè
ìîìè
Êàðòàãåí
íàäìèíà,
Ñïàðòà
çàñðàìè.
Íî
âîéñêàòà
ñêîðî
õðàìà
îêðúæàâà,
îòâñÿêúäå
óæàñ è
ñìúðò
ïðèáëèæàâà.
È
ñãàíòà,
óïèòà îò
ëàêîìà
ñòðúâ,
è ãëàäíà
çà
áëóäñòâî,
çà ìåñî è
êðúâ
èçñêúðöà
ñúñ çúáè.
Áîìáèòå
òðåùÿõà
è ìîìèòå
êðàñíè ñ
äåöàòà
ïèøÿõà.
Ñëèñàíèòå
ìàéêè ñ
ïîãëåä
ñòðàõîâèò
áëúñêàõà
ãëàâè ñè î
ãîëèÿ çèä
è ïàäàõà,
äðóãè - ñ
íàñòðúõíàëè
âëàñè
âúâ
ñâîéòå
êîëåíå
äóøàõà
äåöà ñè.
Âúâ òîÿ
ìèã Êî÷î -
ïðîñòèÿò
÷èçìàð,
íàðàíåí
îòñëàáíàë
è
áóíòîâíèê
ñòàð,
ïîâèêà
æåíà ñè -
ìëàäà
õóáàâèöà,
íà ãúðäè
ñ äåòåíöå
ñúñ
çëàòíà
êîñèöà
è ðå÷å:
"Íåâÿñòî!
âèæ,
íàñòàÿ
ñå÷
è ïî-ëîøî
íåùî... Òè
ðàçáèðàø
âå÷...
Èñêàø ëè
äà óìðåø?" - È
êëåòàòà
ìàéêà
áëåäíà,
ëóäà, íÿìà
è áåç äà
çàâàéêà,
ñëîæè ñå
äåòåòî ñ
òðåïòÿùè
ðúöå
è êàò ãî
öàëóíà â
áÿëîòî
÷åëöå,
çàäòàíà
è ðå÷å: "Òî
äà å
îòçàäè!
Óäðÿé!"...È
Êî÷î
íîæúò ñè
èçâàäè
êúðâàâ
èç ããúðäè
è; è ÷ó÷óð
÷åðâåí
áëèêíà è
çàòå÷å, è
Êî÷î
âòðåùåí
ïîãëåäíà
äåòåòî. Òî
ïëà÷åøå,
êëåòî!
"Ìàéêà
òè íå ùå å
ñàìà íà
íåáåòî!"
Ðå÷å è
çàìàõíà
êàòî â
íÿêîé ñúí
è âúçâè
ãëàâà ñè,
ïëàìíàëà
â îãúí.
Ãëàâèöàòà
ïàäíà,
òðóïúò ñå
çàòðåñå
è êðúâòà
äåòèíñêà
ñ
ìàé÷èíòà
ñå ñìåñè.
È Êî÷î
ïàê ðå÷å:
Íå îñòàíà
ìîù,
íî çà
åäèí óäàð
èìàì ñèëà
éîù!"
È íîæúò
äèìåùè
îïðÿ ñ äâå
ðúöå
ïðàâî
äåòî òóïà
íåãîâî
ñúðöå.
È ïàäíà
îáàãðåí,
ãðîçåí,
ñòðàõîâèò
ñ
îòâîðåíè
î÷è è ñúñ
íîæ
çàáèò.
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È õðàìúò
åõòåøå îò
ìîìè,
íåâåñòè,
êàò
ïàäàõà â
êðúâüå èëè
âúâ
áåç÷åñòüå!
È ãîñïîä
îò ñâîäà,
ïðåç
ãúñòèÿ
äèì,
ãëåäàøå
íà âñè÷êî
òèõ,
íåâúçìóòèì!...
ÁÐÀÒß ÆÅÊÎÂÈ
 åäíà
íèñêà
ïëåâíÿ, ïîä
òúìíàòà
ñòðÿõà
äâàìèíàòà
áðàòÿ
óêðèëè ñå
áÿõà.
×åòàòà
îòìèíà.
Ïî-ñòàðèÿò
áðàò
îò
òðåñêàòà
ôàíàò,
ðàçòðåïåðàí,
áëÿä,
ëåæåøå
íà ãîëî â
ðúêà ñ
ðåâîëâåðà
è òîé
ðå÷å
ñëàáî:
"Çàùî òúé
òðåïåðà!
Æèâîòúò
îòèâà, âúâ
îãúí
ãîðéú.
Ïîä òàç
ïëåâíÿ
òÿñíà
ñòðàõ ìå å
äà ìðà...
Ùå ìè ñå
íà âîëÿ, â
áîÿ, íà
ïîëåòî
ïîíå äà
èçäúõíà è
êóðøóì â
ñúðöåòî."
Âíåçàïíî
íà äâîðà
ñå ÷ó øóì
ãîëÿì
è ãëàñ
âèêíà
ãúðëåñò:"Èçëåçòå
îòòàì!"
Ñòîïàíèíúò
óïëàøåí
ãîñòè ñè
îáàäè!
Â÷åðà ãè
ïðèå òîé,
äíåñêà ãè
ïðåäàäå.
Çàùîòî
ñòðàõúò å
áåçäóøåí
è ñëåï,
íà
ìàëêèòå
äóøè -
ñúâåòíèê
ñâèðåï.
Òîé å äóõ,
ùî ëàçè. Â
òúìíîòî
ìå
öàðñòâî
ïîäëîñòòà
áðàòóâà ñ
òúïîòî
êîâàðñòâî.
È ÷îâåê
îò íåãî å
æúëò êàòî
ñìèí.
È
áàùàòà
ñî÷è
ñêðèòèÿ
ñè ñèí,
è
ìàéêàòà
ïóùà
äåòåòî íà
äðóìà
êàò áÿãà
è òèõî:
"Îëåêíà ìè!"
-äóìà,
è íå
ñåùà
òðåïåò, íè
ëþáîâ, íè
æàë,
çàùîòî
äóøà è
ñòðàõ å
çàâëàäÿë.
Íî
Ìèõàèë
Æåêîâ,
áðúç êàòî
âèõðóøêà,
ñòàâà
áîëåí,áëåäåí,
ãðàáâà
ñâîéòà
ïóøêà
è ãðúìâà
êúì äâîðà
è
âèêà:"Íàçàä!"
È êîñàòà
ùðúêíà íà
ïî-ìàëêèé
áðàò.
È
òóðñêàòà
ïàïëà÷
èçðåâà:"Óäðåòå!"
È áèòêà
ñå ïî÷íà
ìåæäó
â